Chapter 336: , White Deer Plain is Suitable for Having Babies (Please subscribe!)

Sitting in her daughter's master bedroom for a while, Zhou's mother asked: "After attending Fu Laoshi's wedding, do you want the family to come and pick you up?"

Zhou Shihe originally didn't want to make such a big fuss, but thinking of her grandmother at home who wasn't in good health, she changed her mind and said gently:

"Mom, why don't you and Aunt and the others stay here for one night, and I'll go home with you tomorrow afternoon."

Zhou's mother pondered for a while, then agreed: "That's fine, it's a hassle to run back and forth, I'll go ask your aunt for her opinion."

Asking for an opinion was just a formality. Since the sister-in-law had agreed, how could the aunt not be willing?

Returning to the 26th small building, Zhou Shihe and her mother joined Mai Sui on the sofa and chatted in low voices.

It was mainly Zhou Shihe and Mai Sui chatting. The two best friends hadn't seen each other for a month, and reuniting seemed to have endless things to talk about. During the period, they also talked about the sensation and huge influence Li Heng caused in the Shaodong area by appearing on the Spring Festival Gala.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhou's mother chimed in from time to time and was also a bit curious about Li Heng's situation and reputation in that place, Shaodong.

Past 3:00 PM, the aunt and her husband finally finished reading the first six chapters of *White Deer Plain* and sighed with a look of unfinished meaning:

"Mr. Zhu is truly a famous scholar. Li Heng, later on, the White and Deer families..."

Halfway through, the aunt, who had just raised her head, saw that there was no such person as Li Heng on the sofa, so she immediately stopped, turning to say to her sister-in-law:

"Sister-in-law, just looking at the beginning, you know this is another classic masterpiece, you should appreciate it."

Zhou's mother happened to be bored, so she took the manuscript and read it carefully. Like other people who had come into contact with *White Deer Plain*, in less than three minutes, her soul had already arrived in another world, and the sound of her daughter and Mai Sui's conversation in her ears had already been automatically shielded.

"Look, this is the charm of a good work. Okay, sister-in-law won't be able to come out for two hours." The aunt, Huiqin, laughed, and then asked: "Where did Li Heng go?"

Mai Sui said: "Writing in the study."

The uncle chimed in: "Writing *White Deer Plain*?"

Mai Sui said yes.

"Hey, I suddenly don't want to leave." The uncle joked.

The aunt glared, "Then don't leave. This book is estimated not to be finished for a few months, so it's better to watch it early; there will be something to look forward to later."

After going to the bathroom, the aunt said to Zhou Shihe and Mai Sui: "Let's go, accompany Aunt to have a good stroll around Fudan University. I haven't digested my lunch yet, it's uncomfortable not to walk around."

"Okay." Zhou Shihe responded.

Subsequently, Zhou Shihe, Mai Sui, and the aunt and her husband, a group of four, left the 26th small building and left Lushan Village.

Leaving only Zhou's mother alone on the sofa reading *White Deer Plain*.

When they reached the entrance of the alley, Zhou Shihe asked her best friend: "If you leave, will Li Heng have no one to take care of him?"

"It should be fine, I put a thermos by his desk, he will pour water to drink himself when he is thirsty," Mai Sui said.

Remembering the 20-plus days living in the same room with him in Beijing, it seemed he only needed people to serve tea and water, and basically couldn't help with anything else, so Zhou Shihe didn't say anything more.

After a while, Zhou Shihe asked: "What day is he going to White Deer Plain?"

Mai Sui said: "Not clear yet, waiting for Yu Laoshi's news."

Zhou Shihe asked: "Is he going alone?"

Mai Sui said: "Yu Laoshi should accompany him, right? As for how long he will stay there, it's not certain, after all, Yu Laoshi still has classes to teach here."

Yu Laoshi, huh? Zhou Shihe believed in her judgment. She glanced at her best friend's profile, but it wasn't good to say anything more.

After all, Xiao Han was Li Heng's official partner, and Sui Sui was also timid, having love but unable to speak.

Zhou Shihe suddenly pondered that, judging by Li Heng's feelings for Xiao Han, the chance of Sui Sui getting what she wanted wasn't high.

Unless Yu Laoshi entered the game forcefully and broke the existing situation, her best friend might be able to find a glimmer of opportunity.

Sui Sui versus Yu Laoshi?

Zhou Shihe secretly sighed for her best friend; it seemed the winning rate wasn't high either.

Mai Sui asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Shihe gave a knowing smile, "Nothing, I suddenly feel that you maintaining your current state is not a bad choice."

Mai Sui was a bit confused at first, but after realizing what she meant, her face turned red and she didn't speak.

Shanghai, Huang family.

Ever since meeting Chief Editor Liao, Huang Zhaoyi had been doing psychological preparation, preparing for going home to see the old Master Huang.

Around 4:00 PM, Huang Zhaoyi dressed up, then changed into a simple set of clothes, intending to go out and return to her maiden home.

Liu Yue, who was beside her, asked: "Aunt, are you really going to see Grandpa?"

Huang Zhaoyi said: "There's no other way."

Liu Yue asked: "What if he doesn't agree with this relationship of yours?"

Huang Zhaoyi was dazed, then said: "I'm just going home to report, to communicate with them."

Looking at her aunt who was completely obsessed with Li Heng, Liu Yue, who had always been sharp-tongued, softened her heart, or rather, felt heartache, "I'll accompany you."

Huang Zhaoyi nodded, "Okay."

Huang Zhaoyi lived in Huangpu, and the Huang family was in Jing'an. The two districts were adjacent, the distance wasn't far, and it took 30-plus minutes to drive there.

The sisters Huang Xuqing and Huang Zhiyun, who had received the news in advance, had already returned to their maiden home, just so that they could mediate when their younger sister had a conflict with their father later.

"Mom, Second Aunt, where are Grandpa and Grandma?" As soon as she entered the door, Liu Yue asked, poking her head around.

Huang Xuqing was helping to tidy up the living room and heard her say: "Your grandma is washing vegetables in the kitchen, go ahead."

Subsequently, Huang Xuqing turned to her younger sister: "Zhaoyi, you're back, Dad is waiting for you in the study."

Huang Zhaoyi handed the gifts she brought home to her second sister, changed her shoes, and went straight to the study.

Huang Zhiyun instructed from behind: "Try to speak calmly, Dad has high blood pressure."

Huang Zhaoyi paused, nodded, and said okay.

Arriving in front of the study, she was silent for four or five seconds, then her right hand rotated the doorknob half a turn. When the door lock made a *click* sound, she pushed open half the door and walked in.

Looking at each other, one at the door, one behind the desk, the father and daughter didn't make a sound for a long time.

Finally, it was old Master Huang who broke the silence, "You're here, sit."

Although eight or nine days had passed since New Year's Eve, this was the first time the father and daughter had met this year.

After Huang Zhaoyi returned from Beijing, she had been to her eldest sister's house, her second sister's house, and her uncle's house, but she hadn't returned to her maiden home.

Huang Zhaoyi arrived opposite the desk, pulled the chair, sat down, and looked quietly at her old father.

Sizing up this youngest daughter, old Master Huang felt a thousand emotions in his heart. When she was young, he loved her the most; he did before, and he still does now. Even if she wasn't promising in love, he still couldn't stop an old father's love; there was no reason.

"Very busy lately?"

"It's okay," Huang Zhaoyi replied.

Huang's father asked: "Doing what?"

Huang Zhaoyi said: "Same old, practicing Peking opera, and went to look at various stores."

Huang's father took a cigarette out of the cigarette case, lit it, and took a puff, "Saw Liao Hua yesterday?"

Huang Zhaoyi said: "Saw him."

Huang's father asked: "How is his new book?"

Huang Zhaoyi said: "Quite good, it's currently my favorite one."

Huang's father took two more puffs and asked: "What content does the new book talk about?"

Thinking for a while, Huang Zhaoyi opened her backpack, took out the manuscript Chief Editor Liao had given her, and placed it on the desk.

Huang's father took it with his right hand and stared at the three characters *White Deer Plain* on the title page for a long time, "Not bad, good handwriting."

After praising it, he flipped it open and asked with his head lowered: "Is this the handwritten original?"

"Mm, haven't returned it to Brother Liao yet," Huang Zhaoyi said.

*Bai Jiaxuan later took pride in the fact that he had married seven women in his life. *

Huang's father read this sentence at the beginning of *White Deer Plain* twice silently, then continued reading downward.

As Huang's father read the book, the study suddenly fell into silence. The father and daughter had no sound, and neither was in a hurry to speak. ===== CHAPTER 334 =====

She didn't have much of a reaction to Yu Laoshi frequently staying overnight at the No. 26 small building; after all, he was Chen Zijin's de facto man, and he was currently pursuing Xiao Han and Song Yu with all his might. No matter how one looked at it, it wasn't her turn to be jealous.

Of course, the main point was that Mai Sui's mindset was relatively conservative. She only wanted to see him once a day and had no intention of cutting in or possessing him.

However, there were some things that didn't need Zhou Shihe to mention; Mai Sui would instinctively take good care of Li Heng.

For instance, when eating at a banquet, if a bit of vegetable oil accidentally got on Li Heng's clothes, Mai Sui would help wipe away the stain with a handkerchief, and occasionally she would pick up a piece of his favorite dish for him.

But this wasn't a one-sided output from Mai Sui; sometimes Li Heng would also pick up food for her. This was likely a habit gradually formed by their small high school group over the years.

Zhou Shihe noticed that Yu Laoshi didn't seem too surprised by their interaction at the banquet, but instead watched her calmly, which left her feeling somewhat confused for a moment.

After a long while, she cleared up a logic: Could it be that Yu Laoshi didn't think Sui Sui was much of a threat? Did she feel that she herself might be a threat to her?

But her relationship with Li Heng had always been like well water not interfering with river water.

As her thoughts reached this point, Zhou Shihe paused, and another idea suddenly popped into her mind: Could it be that Li Heng had feelings for her?

Stop! She stopped the thought in time, unwilling to let it extend further.

For now, her impression of Li Heng was still very good, and she didn't want to overthink things out of thin air.

As for Li Heng calling her name during his wet dreams in the past, although she couldn't accept it emotionally, after all, they had lived under the same roof for so many days. Zhou Shihe, who had been beautiful since she was a child, had a profound understanding of her own charm, and objectively, she could understand his behavior to a certain extent.

At Old Fu's wedding, both Li Heng and Yu Shuheng drank quite a bit of alcohol. After all, they were the best man and maid of honor, and they had been on the Spring Festival Gala, so many people came to toast them.

Hindered by Old Fu's great wedding joy, even if Li Heng wasn't very willing to drink more, he couldn't refuse them one by one. You have to give face to the host, right?

Especially Sun Xiaozhang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, who insisted on having a good drink with him.

At the end, a slightly tipsy Sun Xiaozhang patted him on the shoulder and said happily, "You coming to Fudan University really gave me face. When I go out to meetings, even the President of Peking University envies me, haha."

Sun Xiaozhang was getting on in years and had seen his share of storms; usually, not many things could make him this happy. But Li Heng, this student who had walked right into his trap, made him incredibly joyful. Every time there was an occasion where the Peking University President was present, he would scurry over like an old urchin and say things like, "'Living' is not bad," or "Have you read 'Cultural Journey'?"

Li Heng, having lived two lifetimes, could empathize with this emotion. Often, the more serious a person is in daily life, the more childish and cute the emotions they inadvertently reveal are.

After half a bottle of Moutai, Li Heng breathed out alcohol fumes and said to Sun Xiaozhang, "Teacher, I'm not doing so well. Why don't you switch to someone else?"

"I'm not made of iron either, I'm about done too. One last sip, and we'll gather again next time." Sun Xiaozhang had enjoyed himself and planned to call it a day.

"Deal."

With a *duang* sound, the two glasses clinked, and each downed their drink.

Seeing Li Heng's footsteps begin to falter, Yu Shuheng, who was whispering to Chen Siya not far away, intended to come over to support him, but as soon as she stood up, she slowly sat back down.

Because in the line of sight of Yu Shuheng and Chen Siya, Mai Sui and Zhou Shihe appeared. It was unknown what Mai Sui whispered to Li Heng, but then Mai Sui beckoned to Zhou Shihe, and the two women took Li Heng away, one on each side, leaving the banquet hall.

Witnessing all this, Chen Siya thought for a moment, picked up the red wine, and poured two glasses herself, handing one to her best friend: "Shuheng, come, have another drink with me."

Yu Shuheng took the wine and smiled, saying okay.

After sipping the red wine twice, Chen Siya said, "Shuheng, do you know what I admire most about you?"

Yu Shuheng listened attentively.

Chen Siya said, "In the past, you were a person with very strong execution ability, capable of clearly recognizing your own likes and interests. What do you want? What don't you want? You never dragged your feet."

Yu Shuheng was thoughtful, then fell silent.

Some things, even between best friends, can only be touched upon lightly; saying too much would be counterproductive. Chen Siya stopped while she was ahead and changed the subject: "Did you see it today?"

"I saw it, 6 times." Yu Shuheng understood what she was talking about and answered as such.

Chen Siya asked, "How do you feel?"

Yu Shuheng stared at the red wine in her glass and said, "No particular feeling."

Chen Siya asked, "Do you know how I, as a bystander, feel?"

"Hmm?" Yu Shuheng gave a faint hum.

"A talented man and a beautiful woman, it's reasonable." After saying this, Chen Siya stood up: "Old Fu is being pestered; I'm going to help him out. Siqing, you keep Shuheng company for me."

"Okay, sister, go ahead." Chen Siqing, who had been acting like a dead fish eavesdropping at the same table, was forced to activate.

Yu Shuheng took a shallow sip of red wine and asked after a while, "Is that how you feel too?"

Chen Siqing hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke her mind: "Sister Shuheng, if I didn't know that Li Heng had another object of affection, I would have thought Li Heng and Zhou Shihe were a couple. Whether it's looks, talent, or tacit understanding, they are too much like a couple."

Yu Shuheng gave a refined smile: "He looks like a couple with any good-looking girl he stands next to."

She said this incredibly easily and naturally, without letting Chen Siqing find any flaws.

The wedding banquet lasted for over an hour. When Yu Shuheng returned to the car, she found Li Heng sleeping on Mai Sui's lap.

As the door closed, Zhou Shihe in the passenger seat asked quietly, "Teacher, can you still drive?"

Yu Shuheng shook her head, looked at her watch, and said, "Let's rest for a while first, and drive later."

Hearing this, Zhou Shihe felt relieved, because she knew Yu Laoshi had drunk quite a bit of alcohol today, which was why she had asked that.

Yu Shuheng turned her head to check the situation in the back row: she saw Li Heng with his eyes tightly closed, pillowing his head on the base of Mai Sui's thighs. The *baijiu* must have been too strong, and the alcohol had finally surged up, causing him to pass out. His hands were clasped around Mai Sui's waist.

Mai Sui's right hand was supporting his head, while her left hand rested casually on him, caring for him meticulously.

This scene was as warm as it could be, and as ambiguous as it could be.

Receiving Yu Laoshi's gaze, Mai Sui felt a bit awkward and shy, but she still braced herself, trying her best not to appear too embarrassed.

Yu Shuheng didn't just stay on the surface when looking at people and things; she perceived Li Heng's inner heart through the ambiguous appearance: with such actions, he clearly trusted and relied on Mai Sui extremely.

By the same token, Mai Sui was the same!

And reliance is often the most fatal blow in many relationships; it is invisible, colorless, and tasteless, impossible to guard against. Once you are hit, it is too late, and you can only announce the death sentence.

Yu Shuheng asked, "Should we find a place for him to sleep for a while?"

Mai Sui thought for a moment and said softly, "It might wake him up."

Hearing this, Yu Shuheng nodded and didn't ask again. After smiling and exchanging a look with Zhou Shihe, she slowly closed her eyes to rest.

Half an hour later, feeling her head much clearer, Yu Shuheng chatted with the two women for a short while, then started the car and headed toward Fudan University.

On the way, she asked, "Shihe, are you going back to Yu Hang today?"

"Yes, I plan to go back to keep my grandmother company," Zhou Shihe said gently.

Yu Shuheng asked, "Which day are you coming back?"

Zhou Shihe said, "I have to wait until after the Lantern Festival."

The two women asked and answered; it seemed they said everything, but their respective information was clearly expressed within.

Zhou Shihe understood that after the Lantern Festival, Li Heng would go to the Bai Luyuan, and the two would not see each other for a long time, which was an indirect, friendly expression of an attitude toward Yu Laoshi.

40 minutes later, the four returned to Lushan Village.

With the help of Zhou Shihe's aunt's husband, they finally managed to get Li Heng onto the bed in the bedroom. At this time, Yu Shuheng said to Mai Sui, "You take care of him; Teacher has something to do at home."

"Okay." Mai Sui personally saw Yu Laoshi to the door.

Once the person left, Zhou Shihe smiled faintly at her best friend, "Sui Sui, it's not too early; I'm leaving too."

"Hmm."

Yu Laoshi was gone, and the Zhou family was gone. The end of the alley, which had been lively, instantly became silent.

Mai Sui stood in the middle of the alley for a while, then returned to the house, closed the door, went upstairs alone, returned to the master bedroom, sat quietly by the bedside, and watched him on the bed quietly.

Looking at the man in front of her, Mai Sui couldn't help but think bitterly: Why are you so excellent? Why did you attract so many excellent women?

If she could, she would be willing to return to her high school days, to that afternoon when they first met: the sun was bright, and although he was thin, he was very tasteful.

At that time, Chen Zijin kept it a secret and didn't say anything; she always thought he didn't have a partner, so she could get close to him and observe him to her heart's content.

At that time, everyone was relatively green, without such heavy thoughts; their friendship was pure, and their youthful feelings grew and sprouted day by day, which was the sweetest and most unforgettable.

The Yu family.

Just after entering the door and going upstairs to the second floor, Yu Shuheng saw the videotape on the coffee table.

This Spring Festival Gala videotape was sent by Xu Suyun from Jingcheng at her request, having someone rush to catch a flight.

Yu Shuheng unwrapped it, fast-forwarded directly to the 6th program, and then sat on the sofa to watch it meticulously.

At this time, Shen Xin walked up from downstairs and asked curiously, "Shuheng, why did you ask Suyun to send the Spring Festival Gala videotape?"

Yu Shuheng didn't make a sound, focusing her full attention on the television.

Seeing this, Shen Xin wasn't in a hurry to leave either, sitting beside her and watching the television with her daughter.

4 minutes and 40 seconds is neither long nor short; it passed in a blink of an eye. After Shen Xin finished watching, without waiting for her daughter to reply, she got up and rewound it to watch it again.

Until both times were finished, Shen Xin asked, "When did you start noticing?"

Yu Shuheng said, "In Jingcheng, Suyun mentioned it once, and this morning Siya said the same thing."

Shen Xin asked, "What do you think?"

Yu Shuheng didn't answer, rewinding it again to watch for the third time.

Shen Xin accompanied her to watch it again. This time, she only focused on the facial expressions of Li Heng and Zhou Shihe. After a long while, she opened her mouth: "I heard that the Zhou family girl going on the Spring Festival Gala was recommended by you to Li Heng?"

"Hmm." Yu Shuheng didn't deny it.

Shen Xin turned her head to look at her daughter: "Digging a big gift package with your own hands to give to him, even a dog wouldn't do this."

Being mocked by her own mother, Yu Shuheng remained unmoved, her expression very calm.

Shen Xin asked with a smile, "You didn't take other girls around him to heart, but this time you have a sense of crisis?"

Yu Shuheng poured herself a cup of tea and drank it on her own.

After waiting for a while, Shen Xin asked, "How do you evaluate Zhou Shihe?"

Yu Shuheng thought for a moment and said, "Hard to evaluate; her thoughts are hidden quite deep. If I have to say, she's probably the same type of person as you?"

"The same type as Mom? Is she as good at chasing men as Mom?" Shen Xin asked.

Yu Shuheng: "."

She pondered later and said, "Li Heng should have already been attracted by her invisibly, but he himself might not know it yet."

Hearing this, Shen Xin restrained her expression and nodded in approval, "I'll call Sun Xiaozhang later. Don't be this lousy teacher anymore; resign. The *feng shui* at Bai Luyuan should be good; it's suitable for having babies."

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