Chapter 478: , Pain and joy, like riding a roller coaster

After talking in the study and sorting out the ins and outs on the sofa, Li Heng kissed Mai Sui's forehead and said, "It's not too early, accompany me to buy vegetables and cook dinner. The two old people are probably a bit hungry."

"Okay." Mai Sui agreed softly.

Outside, the heavy rain continued. Seeing Mai Sui wanting to hold an umbrella alone, Li Heng said: "Share one with me."

Mai Sui looked at him, her eyes full of tenderness. She understood that he wanted to tie her to him completely so that his parents would accept her.

Facing his stubbornness, she didn't insist on her own way.

The two shared an umbrella and went out along the alley. This scene was all taken in by Tian Rune and Li Jianguo on the attic.

Tian Rune said sourly: "Your son loves a new one every time he sees one, and every time it's a new trick. If I didn't know there were other girls outside, I would have thought he wanted to marry Mai Sui."

Li Jianguo knew his wife was in a fit of anger, so he didn't say anything, puffing on his cigarette.

Watching the two disappear from sight, Tian Rune looked toward the No. 25 small building opposite and sighed: "I'm counting on Yu Laoshi."

She didn't dare to count on Song Yu. After all, Song Yu was still a student and definitely couldn't control Manzai.

Leaving the campus gate, the two went to the vegetable market familiarly.

Somewhat unexpectedly, they bumped into Wei Xiaozhu and Teacher Wei Quan. The aunt and niece were buying loach and eel at a loach stall.

Li Heng shouted: "Teacher Wei."

Wei Quan smiled, his gaze quickly circulating on Mai Sui, "You guys are here to buy vegetables too?"

Li Heng squeezed out a smile, "Came to buy some eel, wanted to eat this."

Since going to the recording scene, Teacher Wei Quan had been relatively attentive to Li Heng, or rather, enthusiastic, "How about you two go to my house for dinner? It just so happens you can chat with Xiaozhu. These few days, none of you come, and she wants to find someone to talk to but can't."

Wei Xiaozhu also said on the side: "Yes, my aunt's eel cooking is relatively good."

Li Heng and Mai Sui looked at each other. He tactfully refused: "Next time, my parents are here today."

Wei Xiaozhu was stunned upon hearing this, and the gaze looking at Mai Sui changed implicitly: Li Heng's parents are here, and they saw Mai Sui, so what does this represent?

Mai Sui wouldn't replace Xiao Han's position, right?

Emotional matters were always separating and combining. For a time, Wei Xiaozhu was confused, unable to distinguish between virtual and real.

Wei Quan looked meaningfully at Mai Sui and Li Heng, smiled, and didn't force it anymore. After buying the eel and some pickled peppers, he took his niece and left.

On the way back, Wei Quan spoke: "Are you envious of Mai Sui?"

Wei Xiaozhu shook her head: "Can't count as envious, just blessing her, may lovers finally get married."

Wei Quan had a different point of view: "If I were Li Heng's elder, I wouldn't approve of Li Heng and Mai Sui's marriage. I am more optimistic about Xiao Han."

Wei Xiaozhu turned her head: "Aunt, you think Xiao Han is more exquisite, right?"

Wei Quan replied: "No, Mai Sui is suitable to be a confidante, not suitable to be a wife."

Wei Xiaozhu was even more confused.

Wei Quan said ambiguously: "Mai Sui is not something ordinary men can control, it can't count as a good thing."

On the way back, Wei Xiaozhu had been pondering these words, not knowing whether to be happy for Mai Sui? Or to worry?

Buying the materials needed for six or seven dishes in one breath, Li Heng and Mai Sui didn't stay outside for long and rushed back to Lushan Village in the heavy rain.

Passing by the courtyard gate of the No. 27 small building, seeing that the door was open, Li Heng even ran in specially to invite Zhou Shihe and the others to come over for dinner together at night.

However, he was tactfully refused by Zhou's mother, who said: "The dishes have already started to be cooked, another day."

Sun Man heard this, and suddenly felt very happy inside. This Li the Great Writer, who was loved by everyone, finally ate a closed door.

Where were the dishes cooked?

The four of them clearly just came back from Wujiao Square buying tapes, and it hadn't been 10 minutes since they entered the door. It was obvious, sigh, Shihe's mother didn't like Li Heng!

Regarding her mother's lying, Zhou Shihe, as a daughter, didn't break it, thinking in her heart: Is it because Li Heng's parents are here, so she is avoiding suspicion?

Or is it that Mom discovered the clues of Mai Sui and Li Heng, and had a bad impression of Li Heng in terms of perception?

Mom and Aunt had been in Lushan Village for 4 days. She didn't dare to guarantee that they hadn't discovered any clues. Just the fact that Sui Sui spent the night at Li Heng's house every night was the biggest doubt?

Fearing Li Heng's embarrassment, Zhou Shihe asked Li Heng considerately: "Do you need my help with dinner?"

Hearing this, the aunt who was watching TV on the side twisted her head and stared at her niece. It was truly unexpected. Sister-in-law had already refused, yet Shihe still said such things.

Zhou's mother's eyebrows lifted imperceptibly, secretly observing her daughter's demeanor and behavior.

Li Heng knew how to advance and retreat. Since the other party didn't like him, he certainly wouldn't put his cold face on their hot butt. After polite greetings, he took Mai Sui and left.

Sun Man felt something was wrong and also found an excuse to follow to the No. 27 small building.

As soon as Li Heng and the three left, the No. 27 small building instantly fell into dead silence.

Zhou Shihe accompanied her aunt on the sofa for a while, then got up and went to the kitchen, busy with dinner.

The aunt watched her niece disappear and asked in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, why go so far? There isn't even the smell of oil smoke in the house. A person like Li Heng who is so good at cooking can see through it at a glance."

Zhou's mother didn't hide it: "I suspect the relationship between Mai Sui and Li Heng has transcended the boundary of friends."

The aunt understood: "Sister-in-law doesn't trust Li Heng's character, so you used this way to pull the distance between him and Shihe?"

Zhou's mother nodded: "It's true that he has talent, but talent and character have never been directly linked. Just like life and career, it has always been a contradiction. I have only one daughter, so I must prevent it before it happens."

The aunt sat cross-legged and asked with a smile: "Why? You don't trust Li Heng, and you don't trust Shihe? If Li Heng really had an affair with Mai Sui, I don't think Shihe would fancy him."

Zhou's mother nodded with a smile: "I still have confidence in her, but it's better to have one less thing than one more thing. Refusing directly is not necessarily a bad thing."

The aunt felt it was reasonable.

Crossing the courtyard and entering the kitchen, Mai Sui asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

Li Heng shook his head, revealing neat and white teeth, smiling brightly: "What could I have? Don't overthink, it's fine."

"Mm."

Mai Sui gave a hum, took off the apron hanging on the wall, and helped him tie it considerately.

Looking at this familiar scene, Li Heng was a bit stunned.

Mai Sui seemed to have sensed something and looked up at him.

Looking at each other for a long time, the two laughed at the same time at a certain moment. Li Heng spoke abruptly, "Sleep with me tonight."

Mai Sui was stunned, then understood his intention. He wanted to further push the relationship with her and wanted to use actions to prove it to the couple upstairs.

For such a big matter, her heart was a bit chaotic for a while and didn't agree.

At this moment, her mood was flickering. The man she liked treated her very well and protected her everywhere, which made her especially moved.

But what was reflected behind this matter was that his parents didn't seem to be able to accept her, which made Mai Sui inexplicably sad.

Although she didn't want to fight for anything, his parents' dislike was like being sentenced to death.

It made her very confused.

She squatted down to wash vegetables, pondering while washing: What exactly is wrong? Did she offend his parents the first time they met?

Is it because they had already accepted Chen Zijin? So there was an instinctive sense of rejection for her who appeared in the middle?

Or is it...?

Thinking of this, Mai Sui lowered her head to check her chest, waist, and straight, round, long legs, then associated with the gazes of many boys in school looking at her secretly, and then associated with her own characteristics, she was thoughtful.

Or is it... his parents are afraid that she will hurt him?

Thinking and thinking, Mai Sui's heart became more and more chaotic, her brain was a piece of chaos, and she really wanted to escape this place and go out to avoid it for a while.

Fortunately, Sun Man came over at this time. This girl was a treasure of happiness. Wherever she was, there would be laughter.

Chatting with her best friend, Mai Sui gradually excluded the wild thoughts in her mind, and her mood slowly improved. She asked: "Where is Shihe?"

Sun Man said: "Should be in the kitchen next door."

Mai Sui glanced at Li Heng's back who was cutting vegetables, and asked again: "Then why did you come over?"

Sun Man twisted her mouth and said: "What? Not welcome?"

Mai Sui smiled charmingly: "How is that possible?"

Sun Man said: "We are from the same place, and I am closer to you two."

Some words were stopped at the point. Li Heng and Mai Sui both understood the potential meaning, but involving their good friend Zhou Shihe, neither of them took the topic.

Tian Rune came. As soon as she came, Mai Sui immediately stopped making a sound.

On the contrary, Sun Man greeted with a smile: "Hello, Aunt."

"Eh." Tian Rune responded kindly, then said to Mai Sui: "Sui Sui, can Aunt call you that?"

Mai Sui raised her head and gave a soft hum.

Tian Rune ignored the gazes cast by Li Heng and Sun Man, and said to her: "You come with me, Aunt wants to say a few words to you."

Upon hearing this, Mai Sui stood up and followed out.

Li Heng held the kitchen knife and followed out too.

Tian Rune glanced at the kitchen knife in her son's hand and pretended to be dissatisfied: "What? You want to use a knife to chop your mother?"

Sun Man in the kitchen heard these words, covered her mouth with her right hand, and laughed crazy!

Mai Sui gave him a hidden look: indicating she was fine, no need to worry like this.

Li Heng glanced at the kitchen knife in his hand, grinned and said: "Forgot to put the knife down, Mom, don't make a fuss. Also, don't bully her."

Tian Rune rolled her eyes at him and reached out to pull Mai Sui upstairs.

Before leaving, Mai Sui secretly held his hand to show peace of mind.

The two didn't go anywhere, entered the study.

Seeing this, Li Jianguo in the second-floor living room went downstairs with great discernment and went to the kitchen to help.

Study.

Closing the door, after the two sat down, Tian Rune said softly: "Aunt might have scared you earlier, hope you don't blame me."

Mai Sui tried to smile, but didn't make a sound. Constrained, she didn't know how to make a sound?

After a while, Tian Rune asked: "Where is your home in Shaodong? County town or countryside?"

Mai Sui said: "Parents do business in the county town, the old home is in the countryside below."

Tian Rune nodded after listening: "How many siblings in the family?"

Mai Sui said: "Just me."

Tian Rune was stunned, one? Another one?

Song Yu, Xiao Han, and Yu Laoshi, she had inquired about them, seemed to be one, and this was another one? What kind of ghost is Manzai playing? Does he have any fetish for only children?

Tian Rune took a deep breath, then asked straight to the point: "When did you get together?"

Regarding this question, Mai Sui was a bit embarrassed.

When did they get together?

She couldn't explain it either. 【478-1

As for the current situation, she didn't even know if she was together with him or not.

If they weren't together: she had kissed him several times, slept in the same bed with him, and he had even gone too far by unfastening her bra and had bumped against her several times; the two of them were already very familiar with each other's body structures through their clothes.

And if they were together: he had never touched her chest area, and as for more intimate places, he avoided them entirely, maintaining respect for her.

Of course, most importantly, she had rejected his "confession" to be together three times.

Based on all of this, she couldn't figure out for a moment what her current relationship with Li Heng actually was.

Seeing that the girl before her had an unspeakable secret and seemed ashamed to speak, Tian Run'e open-mindedly changed the question: "When did you two develop a foundation of feelings?"

Mai Sui didn't play dumb this time. "Grade 10. Auntie, don't blame him; it was me who secretly had a crush on him."

Tian Run'e appeared surprised, and then a flash of appreciation crossed her eyes. Even in this situation, she was still thinking of protecting the boy, and she was telling the truth. This was a very rare and precious quality.

She examined Mai Sui carefully again, from head to toe and toe to head. Aside from the charm, she was still very satisfied.

Tian Run'e asked: "Does your family know?"

Mai Sui shook her head.

This answer was within reason. If they had known, the girl's family would have come to cause a scene long ago; how could it be so calm?

Tian Run'e asked again: "Have you two thought about your future path?"

Mai Sui pursed her lips tightly and said nothing, but her heart was extremely anxious. She couldn't figure out the woman's intentions at this moment. Did she want to drive her away? Or was she genuinely considering her future path?

Seeing the girl's body tense up, Tian Run'e gently patted the back of Mai Sui's hand with her right hand and said in the most peaceful tone possible: "If you had siblings, I wouldn't be so worried, but you are an only daughter. Will your parents agree in the future? I..."

At this point, Tian Run'e paused, then cleared her thoughts and continued: "Auntie won't hide it from you. My son is not a simple character. Besides provoking you, he has provoked several others outside, like Chen Zijin who studies at Renmin University, Song Yu at Peking University, and Xiao Han at Shanghai Medical College. You are all from the same high school and the same grade; I imagine you have all heard of each other's names..."

Tian Run'e looked at her.

Mai Sui felt her scalp tingle under the gaze and finally nodded. "We know each other."

Tian Run'e leaned forward slightly: "Do you know her relationship with him?"

Mai Sui didn't know how to answer this question either.

Say she knew?

Know that Li Heng was playing the field?

If she knew, why was she still getting involved in his love life?

Answering truthfully would lower her value, and she was afraid Auntie would look down on her.

And if she said she didn't know?

That would go against her conscience. She had clearly known beforehand, but she couldn't control her emotions and was attracted to him, which is why she indulged herself step by step to this point.

Seeing her silent, Tian Run'e thought for a moment and realized her question had loopholes, making things very awkward, so she changed the question again: "How far have you developed?"

Mai Sui just breathed a sigh of relief, then became troubled again, but finally answered: "Still in the stage of having mutual feelings."

After answering this question, Mai Sui felt relieved, and her whole body relaxed. She didn't want to lie; she didn't want to trick Auntie by saying she had slept with Li Heng.

Using lies to deceive an elder was not what she wanted, and she couldn't do such a thing.

Moreover, she already had a preliminary guess as to why Auntie Tian was wary of her; she figured the biggest worry was "sleeping together."

Therefore, she spoke the truth, giving Auntie Tian peace of mind: the two of them hadn't slept together.

Sure enough, when Tian Run'e heard her answer, she also let out a huge sigh of relief, cursing inwardly: That brat, he really says any lie that comes to mind, making me worry for nothing all afternoon.

Tian Run'e wasn't worried about Xiao Han, nor about Zijin, nor about Yu Laoshi. But after seeing Mai Sui, whose eyes were full of charm, a problem she had never thought of emerged, and a worry she had never had followed.

To be so full of charm at such a young age—what would it be like in a few more years? Tian Run'e dared not imagine!

She was afraid that by then, her son wouldn't be able to get out of Mai Sui's bed!

She was afraid that, like Zhao Jing's husband, he would suffer a stroke during intercourse and end up dying in bed.

Of course, she wouldn't say these thoughts out loud; it would be too hurtful.

Seeing Mai Sui's eyebrows like distant mountains and her lips like cherry blossoms, the corners of her eyes gradually dimmed. Tian Run'e's heart stirred, and she couldn't bear it, asking:

"Is it convenient to tell Auntie your birth date and time?"

Mai Sui immediately understood that Auntie wanted to use her birth date to have a fortune teller calculate her marriage prospects with him.

When she was a child, her grandmother had calculated her fortune and said she was a person with a "thin fate."

Although her grandmother hadn't told her, she had overheard the conversation between her grandmother and her mother, and the words "thin fate" left a deep impression on her.

And earlier this year, she had followed Li Heng, Chief Editor Liao, and Yu Laoshi to have her fortune told, and the fortune teller told her: A thin fate can be changed, provided one meets a noble person with deep blessings.

A noble person with deep blessings—two figures involuntarily jumped into Mai Sui's mind: Li Heng and Zhou Shihe.

With this thought, Mai Sui gave her birth date and time, half expectant and half uncertain.

Later, the two talked a lot in the study. Tian Run'e kept her composure and didn't ask any more questions about Mai Sui's private life or feelings, but chatted about other trivial topics, focusing on friendliness and caring for Mai Sui's feelings, making the previous sharp questions as smooth as possible.

Tian Run'e had experience chatting with girls; thanks to the boy, she had chatted with Chen Zijin and Xiao Han, so she had learned how to do it.

After 6:00 PM, Tian Run'e and Mai Sui walked out of the study and to the dining table.

After Li Heng served rice for his parents, he took the initiative to sit with Mai Sui and even helped her pick up food with his chopsticks twice.

Mai Sui felt warm inside. On this day, she felt the unprecedented importance this man placed on her, which made her secretly happy.

She even wondered: If his parents hadn't come, would he have shown this protective side?

Auntie Tian was worried about her, while he favored her; it was like a roller coaster, painful yet happy.

PS: Posted first, edited later.

(End of chapter)