Chapter 414: Watching Wen Leyu: It's Fine for Grandmother to Answer the Phone

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Li Ye sent Pei Wencong away and took a basin to the shower room to take a shower.

He hadn't slept since last night, and he had been tossing and turning all day today, and he had been fighting against the crowd at the wine table. Even if his body was good, it was time to turn off the lights and rest.

However, when he came out after washing, he faintly heard the two aunts in the next room gossiping.

Big Aunt Li Mingyue said mysteriously to her sister: "Eh, you said that Li Ye's object is really broken up? Today Li Yue got married, and the Wen family didn't show up at all."

Little Aunt Li Mingxiang said: "Big sister, what are you talking about? Today is the National Day ceremony, how could people like Teacher Ke have time to come? If they delayed people's work, our father wouldn't be willing either!"

"Besides, it's fortunate that they didn't come today," Li Mingyue said worriedly: "If they made a joke of it, who knows if it would affect Li Ye!"

"Forget it! The two adults didn't have time to come, but the little one didn't have time to come either? Hehe,"

Big Aunt Li Mingyue sneered: "No wonder I asked our mother every time these two years, and our mother said Li Ye and that Wen girl were just classmates. This time I didn't believe it and brought 'looking at money' over, but it really wasn't needed..."

"You can't say this in front of Li Ye, or be

"I'm too lazy to talk about him! I've only spoken to him a few times, and it's gotten our parents to the point where they don't even care for Aiguo anymore. As his aunt, I still have to put up with the attitude of a junior like him."

Li Ye listened for a while, then carried his basin and tiptoed toward his own room.

Today was his sister Li Yue's wedding, and no one from the Wen family came; this was a decision Li Ye, his grandfather, and Watching Wen Leyu had reached long ago.

Given the scale of today's National Day ceremony, Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng definitely didn't have time to come. Standing in their positions, they had to be especially careful at such a critical juncture.

Besides, maybe no one would care if you went today, but if you didn't go, who knows when someone might try to sabotage you. Is a private matter more important, or is state business more important?

Furthermore, Li Ye and Watching Wen Leyu hadn't publicly confirmed their relationship yet.

As for Watching Wen Leyu, she had always intended to come to see Li Yue off, but later she was selected to be some kind of representative for Peking University.

And because the eldest aunt's family had come again, after Li Ye discussed it with her, Teacher Ke, his sister, and his grandfather, he let her prioritize "official business."

If Watching Wen Leyu had come today, and eldest aunt Li Mingyue "checked her money," would she accept it or not?

Money from the eldest aunt's family was not so easy to take.

However, what Li Ye didn't expect was that Watching Wen Leyu not coming today actually made his eldest aunt feel a bit of schadenfreude.

Li Ye lazily returned to his room, and before he could enjoy the favor of the God of Bedding, he heard the telephone in the living room ring "ring, ring, ring."

Li Ye lived in the west room of the main house, and the phone was in the living room of the main house, so Li Ye shuffled over in his slippers to answer it.

On the other end of the line was Watching Wen Leyu.

"Li Ye, you're home?"

"I'm home. I've been busy all day, just took a shower and was about to sleep! How about you? Attending the ceremony today shouldn't have been easy, right?"

With Li Ye showing concern, Watching Wen Leyu on the other end indeed started complaining of fatigue: "My feet are hurting from standing too! If I had known, I wouldn't have gone. Standing there all day just to make an appearance, and it's not like I don't know them."

Li Ye laughed: "What do you mean 'make an appearance'? That's an opportunity others would fight for. If people heard you say that, they'd definitely call you out for being ungrateful after getting the benefit."

Watching Wen Leyu was immediately displeased: "What do you mean ungrateful? Are my grades not top-tier? Or have I not published enough articles? I usually just don't compete with them; if I wanted to compete, they wouldn't be my match in the first place."

Watching Wen Leyu usually kept a low profile at school, but this time she had obtained an enviable opportunity, so there were definitely people talking behind her back.

But in reality, whether it was her academic grades or the number of articles in English journals, Watching Wen Leyu was outstanding among her peers in the same major. The only thing she lacked compared to those popular figures was her usual "active performance."

But "performance" is not a quantifiable assessment indicator, so whether it can become a decisive key factor is a bit "metaphysical."

"Yes, yes, yes, my Lady Xiaoyu is invincible and has no rivals."

"Forget it! I can't even beat you right now! You don't even hold back when you lie."

Li Ye now really enjoyed bickering with Watching Wen Leyu, because this was a pleasure exclusive to him; Watching Wen Leyu never wasted words with anyone else.

After the two talked for a long time, Watching Wen Leyu said: "Is Grandpa home? My dad wants to have a few words with him!"

Li Ye immediately became serious and asked toward the east room of the main house: "Grandma, is Grandpa back?"

Grandma Wu Juying said: "No, didn't he go out for a stroll just now? Maybe he's chatting with the old men at the entrance of the alley right now!"

Li Ye had no choice but to tell Watching Wen Leyu: "Grandpa went out for a stroll. Is it urgent? If it's urgent, I'll go out and find him."

Watching Wen Leyu immediately said: "It's not urgent. Wait a moment..."

Li Ye listened to Watching Wen Leyu whispering to someone on the other end of the phone, guessing that Wen Qingsheng was already on the other side of the line.

Soon, Watching Wen Leyu said to Li Ye: "It doesn't matter if Grandpa isn't home, Grandma is fine too. My mom wants to have a few words with Grandma. Can you ask if it's convenient for Grandma to take the call?"

That was definitely convenient!

Li Ye was just about to call out to Wu Juying when he suddenly remembered the gossip he had heard from his two aunts just now.

So he stood up and walked quickly to his grandmother's room, whispering: "Grandma, come here for a second, Teacher Ke wants to have a few words with you."

Wu Juying was stunned, but she didn't shy away; she came over, picked up the phone, and started chatting with Teacher Ke.

"Hey, Teacher Ke, long time no see!"

"Indeed, it has been a long time. I've been missing you all. Are you free tomorrow? We'd like to invite you all for a meal."

The smile on Wu Juying's face bloomed like a flower.

"Free, we're free... Which restaurant? No need to pick us up, no need, we'll go ourselves when the time comes... That's good, that's good... What? Oh, oh, is it too much trouble?"

Wu Juying chatted with Teacher Ke for five minutes, during which the smile on her face never faded.

After hanging up the phone, Wu Juying immediately ordered Li Ye: "Go notify your sister right now, tell her and Yumin to be prepared tomorrow; Teacher Ke's family wants to invite us to a meal."

Li Ye pursed his lips and said helplessly: "What time is it? You want me to go disturb my sister and the others at this hour? What kind of behavior is that? It won't be too late to tell them tomorrow morning. Grandma, don't make a mountain out of a molehill."

Wu Juying glared: "How is it inappropriate? I've been with your grandfather for so many years, I understand these things better than you. They've already extended the ladder, and you're still complaining that lifting your leg is too much effort?"

Li Ye shrank his neck and shook his head vigorously: "I'm not going, if you want to go, you go."

Wu Juying was a bit angry, but after thinking about it, she realized he was right, so she changed her tone: "Then you go notify your sister first thing tomorrow morning. Don't treat this as a trivial matter.

Don't think that just because people are good to you, you should take their kindness for granted. For Yumin, this might be his only chance."

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll go at eight or nine tomorrow, it won't be delayed."

"Eight or nine? You get to Zhongguancun by seven for me."

"Who can get up at seven? I'm not going to go and be a nuisance!"

"Which new bride isn't up by seven on the first morning? Do you think your sister is a lazybones? You try being a minute late tomorrow! I'll come and drag you out of bed!"

Li Ye grumbled as he went back to his room to sleep, but someone eavesdropping outside the room sheepishly crept in.

Eldest aunt Li Mingyue found Grandma Wu Juying and said with a smile: "Mom, who were you on the phone with just now? Looking at that smile on your face, is there good news?"

The smile on Wu Juying's face vanished instantly. She said coldly to Li Mingyue: "Even if there is good news, it has nothing to do with you. Go back to your room and sleep, and buy train tickets to go home tomorrow!"

Li Mingyue pouted aggrievedly: "Mom, Sister Xiao Yue is coming back for the post-wedding visit the day after tomorrow, how can we leave tomorrow..."

"Her parents are enough for the post-wedding visit, what are you, an aunt, meddling for?"

Li Mingyue was scolded and, filled with resentment, returned to her room.

Eldest uncle Cui Zhixian read the situation and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Is Mom unhappy again?"

Li Mingyue said irritably: "Mom was on the phone for a long time just now. I just wanted to ask who it was, and she got angry at me and told us to go back to Qingshui County tomorrow."

Cui Zhixian frowned and was silent for a moment, then said with certainty: "That call must have been from the Wen family, and it's very likely not that girl from the Wen family, but her parents."

Li Mingyue sat up straight: "What? It's the Wen family? How do you know? They didn't even send anyone when Sister Xiao Yue got married today."

Cui Zhixian shook his head: "What day is it today? What is their status? With so many people around, it definitely wasn't convenient for them to come. But calling so late, they must have a phone at home.

You know Mom's temper; how could an ordinary person talk to Mom for so long? The most likely scenario is that it's the Wen family... It's very likely that the girl from the Wen family and Brother Xiao Ye have never broken up."

Cui Zhixian was indeed someone good at maneuvering; from a single phone call, he analyzed a whole series of things.

Of course, in '84, ordinary people didn't make phone calls, let alone long ones, so the scope of analysis would naturally narrow down to a very small range.

"Brother Xiao Ye and that girl from the Wen family never broke up? Oh no, I just told Mingxiang that Brother Xiao Ye and that girl had broken up..."

"Look at this mouth of yours! You are..."

Cui Zhixian said impatiently: "You still don't understand? You always suffer because of this mouth! Otherwise, could I have missed sending Sister Xiao Yue off today?

Yang Yumin is just a section member of the Central Organization Department, but that Wen family is a behemoth..."

Li Mingyue was also annoyed and said angrily: "You make me go and cling to them all day long. When has Li Mingyue ever suffered such indignity? Even if his Wen family is a behemoth, can't we live without them?"

"You're still saying it's all my fault. Back then, when Dad lost his job, if you hadn't been in such a hurry to draw a line, could I be in such a difficult position now?"

Cui Zhixian was silent for several minutes. After waiting for Li Mingyue to finish crying and complaining, he said softly:

"Mingyue, if I hadn't drawn a line back then, I wouldn't be a deputy section chief now.

But if I don't have any help now, then I'll be a deputy section chief for the rest of my life.

But if a word could come down from the capital, surpassing our father would just be a blink of an eye."

"If a person wants to reach the top step by step, every step must not be wrong. Once you take a wrong step..."

"Alright, stop lecturing me, I understand."

Li Mingyue wiped her tears and interrupted her husband.

"I'll go beg Dad again tomorrow. Blood is thicker than water! It's just a matter of one word, how could it not work?"

(End of chapter)