Chapter 297: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 297: Late-Night Phone Call

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Hello, Mom, what's wrong?"

Wang Dashan answered the phone.

Li Xiulan's aged voice came from the other end of the line:

"It's nothing, I just miss you both. You've been working away from home and haven't called back in a long time. Tonight, for some reason, I couldn't sleep and felt very anxious, so I thought I'd call you. Are you and Erhai both doing well? Is work going smoothly?"

Hearing this, Wang Dashan was stunned.

He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking something had happened at home!

But soon after, a sense of guilt welled up in his heart.

Recently, because he had been busy with work matters, he hadn't called home for quite some time.

"Mom, Erhai and I are both fine, you don't need to worry. The company we started together is doing well, we've made quite a lot of money, and we even bought a car."

Hearing this, Li Xiulan smiled:

"That's good, that's good... By the way, you and Xiao Juan..."

Wang Dashan's face showed bitterness:

"We haven't been together since we separated."

Li Xiulan couldn't help but sigh:

"After you got back to Guangzhou, didn't you try to keep her? Actually, she's a fine person. When she came to our home, she brought you and your father such valuable gifts. The jade pendant she gave me—just the other day, your father and I went to the County Town on business and happened to meet someone who knows these things. He said this jade pendant is worth several thousand yuan. And the cigarettes and alcohol she gave your father were also expensive. All together, they're worth over ten thousand yuan. She gave us such precious gifts, which shows she still cares very much..."

Hearing this, Wang Dashan's heart trembled.

But he could only helplessly force a smile:

"Mom, what's the point of saying these things now? We've been separated for over half a year. You don't need to worry about my affairs; I know what I'm doing. By the way, are you and Dad doing well back in our Hometown?"

Wang Dashan quickly changed the subject; he didn't want to keep discussing Du Xiaojuan with Li Xiulan.

Because he knew that no matter how much was said, it was impossible to win Du Xiaojuan back.

It had been so long; maybe Du Xiaojuan already had a new boyfriend.

"Your father and I are both fine, you don't need to worry about us."

Li Xiulan answered like this.

Wang Dashan said:

"Did he hit or scold you? If he hits or scolds you, call me and I'll drive back immediately to beat him up."

Li Xiulan was touched in her heart and said with a smile:

"He can't hit me anymore even if he wanted to. Ever since he had that sudden cerebral infarction last time, he doesn't have the energy for it. Now he doesn't even argue with me."

Li Xiulan added:

"Dashan, no matter what kind of partner you find in the future, you must not argue, do you understand? Arguing hurts family harmony the most. Your father and I argued for most of our lives, and for most of our lives we never lived well. In the blink of an eye, we're old."

Wang Dashan's emotions surged within him; he knew his mother was right.

His separation from Du Xiaojuan was probably also because he had inherited some of his father's bad habits. He just couldn't help but argue with Du Xiaojuan.

The only difference was that Du Xiaojuan couldn't endure like his mother could. She had the means to leave gracefully, unlike his mother, who argued with his father when she was young, even came to blows, but could only swallow her anger in silence. The reason was simple: his mother had no education or knowledge, and no courage to leave.

"Mm, I understand, Mom. Don't worry. If I get married in the future, I definitely won't argue. I'll put family first."

Wang Dashan said this.

Then he asked:

"By the way, wasn't Uncle saying he wanted to relocate Grandfather's grave? How is that going?"

Wang Dashan was just asking casually.

Otherwise he wouldn't have anything to talk about with Li Xiulan.

Every time he called home, the most talked-about topics were naturally the village gossip.

His business matters, if told to Li Xiulan, she wouldn't understand.

"Your Uncle had the Geography Master take a look, and he already picked out a new plot. They said they have to wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival to relocate... I keep thinking, actually it doesn't matter whether they relocate or not. This current grave plot was one your father and I had the Geography Master pick out before. It was very auspicious for our family. It was only after your grandfather was moved to this current grave that our days gradually got better. Now they want to relocate the grave again. To be honest, I'm not too happy about it in my heart. But your Uncle insists on relocating, and your father says they should relocate too. He says his last cerebral infarction was because of bad feng shui. Actually, it's just his own bad temper—he got angry at himself. What does that have to do with feng shui?"

Li Xiulan had an inexplicable intuition in her heart, making her somewhat resistant to this grave relocation. She always felt that after this relocation, the family's feng shui might take a sudden turn for the worse.

But in rural areas, these things are generally decided by men.

As a woman, she couldn't get a word in, so she could only let them decide.

"Let them relocate if they want to. Actually, it's no big deal."

Wang Dashan said this.

He didn't really believe in feng shui and fortune, thinking more that one needs to rely on one's own hands to make a living.

So he didn't care about this grave relocation.

Li Xiulan asked at this time:

"It's not far from the Mid-Autumn Festival now. Will you come back then?"

Wang Dashan couldn't be sure. After all, doing business, one is often at the mercy of circumstances.

So he said:

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should come back. If there's business, I might not come back."

Li Xiulan said:

"Fine, you decide for yourself. Not coming back is fine too; work is more important."

Wang Dashan asked at this moment:

"How is Little Brother doing?"

Li Xiulan then said:

"He's doing very well. He went to attend some Mathematics Competition not long ago, and even won an award, and was also commended by the School. Just don't know why, he won an award, yet is still gloomy and unhappy. I don't understand anything, so it's not good for me to say anything to him."

Wang Dashan then said:

"He probably has his own thoughts. Little Brother is so Clever, Mom you don't need to worry about him."

Li Xiulan spoke at this moment:

"If you and Xiao Juan really can't get along, I won't force you either. But you must find a new partner as soon as possible. Time passes very quickly. In a Shake it might be Thirty years old."

Wang Dashan was at a loss whether to cry or laugh at this. Unexpectedly his mother circled the topic back to This Matter again.

But he could also understand. Being parents, who doesn't hope their own children start a family and establish a career early? Only when the children have all started families and established careers can parents be at ease.

"Mom, Reassure yourself. I'll do it as soon as possible. Second Brother is right beside me. Do you want to Say a couple sentences with him?"

Wang Dashan Urgingly Changed the Subject, handed the Mobile Phone to Wang Erhai, letting Wang Erhai come and chat a few sentences with Mother.

He truly didn't want to discuss the matter of finding a partner.

After Passing Through the romantic Defeat with Du Xiaojuan, now he single-mindedly throws himself into work, temporarily doesn't want to date a girlfriend.

Li Xiulan seeing Wang Dashan's Reaction, could only let the matter drop, No More Say anything.

After the Mobile Phone was handed to Wang Erhai, she started to chatter with Wang Erhai.

Said a few sentences, then involuntarily spoke of finding a partner again. She Urged Wang Erhai to also hurry and find a partner.

Wang Erhai verbally continuously agreed, yet Didn't Dare tell Mother that he just tonight went to watch a movie with a girl and returned.

His matter with Zhang Xiaoyun, Eight characters don't have a single stroke. He Didn't Dare tell his parents too early.

Just Afraid it would be like his Eldest Brother and Du Xiaojuan, early early confirm relationship, early early bring home to meet parents, in the end yet Breakup. That would be too embarrassing.