jdhmnovel Chapter 212 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
Chapter 212 My Mother Was a Heartthrob in the 1980s
"Uncle Wang, let's go to University A."
"Okay, Master."
"President Li, what are we going to University A for? University A isn't on our recent itinerary."
Sitting next to Li Yang, assistant Xiao Yang asked curiously. Because someone else had been researching the information before, he didn't know anything about Li Yang and Si Yan.
"Don't worry about it, you're given the day off today, you can go home now."
"Really? Thank you, Mr. Li. I'll be going now."
Xiao Yang had just graduated and didn't know much about social etiquette. He was overjoyed to hear that he could leave work early, which made Uncle Wang, the driver, shake his head.
However, Li Yang didn't care about these things. Besides, he had important things to do today, and it wouldn't be convenient for others to be present.
"Uncle Wang, let's go."
"Yes, young master, but shall we go inside the school or wait outside?"
Uncle Wang asked casually as he drove.
"If you don't want to go to school, I'll give you an address. Go here; it's near University A."
It turns out that Li Yang planned to meet Si Yan in person today, and they should talk about what happened back then.
Li Yang was lucky; Si Yan had already gone home. There was supposed to be a dinner party, but Si Yan didn't plan to go, so she let Si Qingzhou go alone while she went home instead.
Cars can only drive up to the entrance of the alley; beyond that, you have to walk.
However, quite few people living in Tong'an Lane wear suits and ties. Although they are not short of money, they couldn't help but take a curious look at Li Yang as he approached.
"Whose young man is this? He's quite handsome, and you know what, he looks pretty good in that suit."
Aunt Luo in the alley never took her eyes off Liyang.
"Aunt Luo, if you like it, why don't you buy one for your son? It won't cost much."
"Hey, you can't say that. We saved up all the money. Besides, my son is preparing to study in the United States, so we have to be careful with how we spend it."
Aunt Luo spoke of her son with a face full of pride; these days, being able to study abroad is no ordinary thing.
"Times have changed. A decade or so ago, let alone studying abroad, just having a relative overseas would have been incredibly difficult. Now it's something to be proud of."
Aunt An, who didn't get along with Aunt Luo, looked indignant and was so proud of herself that it was unclear what she was so proud of. She had heard that she was planning to sell her house so that her son could study abroad. If her son didn't come back, wouldn't she lose both her money and her son?
"Old An, I think you're just jealous of Old Luo. With your son's grades, which didn't even get him into high school, he probably wouldn't be able to go even if he wanted to."
Aunt Liu, who was standing nearby, said jokingly.
"Hey, hey, hey, stop talking. That man stopped in front of the Si family's house. Tell me, why are so many people looking for Si Yan lately?"
Aunt Luo spoke up.
"Don't say anything more. A mother and daughter knocked on my door by mistake before. They started criticizing me and seemed incredibly arrogant. It turned out they were also looking for Si Yan."
Aunt Liu looked gloomy and was extremely depressed.
"Oh, so what exactly is going on?"
Everyone else quickly gathered around, as they were experts at listening to gossip.
"Sigh, I was just too angry at the time to ask what was going on. By the time I opened the door again, they were already gone. It seems they didn't go to knock on the Si family's door."
Aunt Liu spread her hands and began to speak.
"Do you think that mother and daughter came to catch their husbands in the act of adultery?"
Aunt Liu suddenly said excitedly.
"Sister Liu, why do you say that?"
"That's right, Sister Liu, tell me quickly, how did this get involved catching someone in the act?"
Aunt Liu felt rather embarrassed when she saw everyone looking at her.
"Well, it's nothing, it's just that the mother and daughter were dressed quite elegantly, they didn't seem like people from our Tong'an Lane."
"Besides, isn't that how the wives of rich men in TV dramas dress when they catch their husbands cheating?"
Aunt Liu nodded more and more confidently as she spoke.
Neither of them noticed that Li Yang had already entered Si Yan's courtyard.
"What are you here for?"
Not wanting to attract attention, Si Yan opened the door and let Li Yang in.
"I know everything. You've worked hard all these years."
Li Yang's rugged face was filled with guilt, and he couldn't even quite remember her face.
"I'm doing fine, and are you really sure you understand everything?"
Si Yan felt unusually embarrassed. To hide her awkwardness, she leaned against a pillar.
“Back then, we were all framed by Xiao Qingqing, and my relationship with her is definitely not what she described. Regardless of whether I have health problems or not, I will not marry her.”
Li Yang said with a determined look on his face. He didn't know why, but he just wanted to explain everything clearly to Si Yan.
"Really? Forget it, it's all in the past. Are you here now to try and take my son away from me?"
Si Yan paused for a moment after hearing this, then spoke again.
"You've misunderstood. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Also, I wanted to make it up to you."
As Li Yang was speaking, he reached into his briefcase to take something out, but was interrupted by the sound of the door opening.
"Comrade Si Yan, are you alright?"
Jiang Rang opened the door anxiously. He had originally intended to visit Si Yan, but on the way, he overheard the aunties talking about a man who had come to see Si Yan. In his haste, Jiang Rang rushed over.
"Captain Jiang? What brings you here? Please come in."
Si Yan lowered her arms and walked towards Jiang Rang.
"Mmm Good."
Jiang Rang smiled brightly at Si Yan, but when he turned to look at Li Yang, his eyes were full of scrutiny.
"Comrade Si Yan, who is he?"
Jiang asked, puzzled.
"He is Qingzhou's father. He just happened to come by today."
"Really? That's quite a coincidence. You've been raising your child alone for so many years without ever seeing them, but now that your child is grown up and successful, they've come all this way."
Jiang felt sorry for Si Yan, especially after he went to find out that Si Yan had been working three jobs to support her child, which was incredibly difficult for a woman.
“This comrade is right. I’ve come here today to make amends to Comrade Si Yan. Due to some unforeseen circumstances a few years ago, Comrade Si Yan and I were separated for a long time. Today, I’ve come to take them to live a better life.”
Li Yang showed no anger; instead, he spoke earnestly to Si Yan.
"Don't be like that. I heard that a mother and daughter came looking for Si Yan before. Although they went to the wrong address and couldn't find her, they were very arrogant. You must have something to do with those two."
Jiang Rang panicked when he heard that Li Yang wanted to take Si Yan away. The man in front of him looked extraordinary, and Si Yan would be mistreated if she entered his house.
"A mother and daughter? Could it be them?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yang frowned slightly, thinking of his mother and younger sister Li Rui who had been acting suspiciously lately.
"What do you mean 'them' and 'us'? Anyway, you should stay away from Comrade Si Yan. Maybe those two bandits from a while ago were related to you. Otherwise, how could an ordinary citizen like Comrade Si Yan have gotten involved with those people?"
Jiang Rang explained his reasoning, after all, the wealthier a family is, the more disputes there are in the family. Over the years, how many murder cases have he seen caused by property division?
"Is that so? Si Yan, I won't stay any longer today. I need to go back and check it out. I'll leave the things here for now. I'll give you living expenses regularly from now on. Sorry, I'll come back another day."
As Li Yang spoke, he took something out of his briefcase. The paper bag was bulging, and it was unclear what it contained.
Seeing this, Si Yan shoved it back into his hand.
"Li Yang, take it. You don't owe me anything. I just hope you won't disturb my life anymore."
Si Yan didn't want to have too much interaction with Li Yang.
Seeing that Li Yang was standing still, Jiang Rang immediately stepped forward and pushed Li Yang out.
"You can leave now. Comrade Si Yan doesn't need your little bit of money. Besides, I'm here today to give her money. It's a government reward."
After pushing Li Yang out, Jiang Rang took out the bonus he had applied for at the institute from his pocket with a smile on his face.
"Comrade Si Yan, this is a reward from City C for the citizens who discovered these two bandits. If it weren't for your good vigilance, we wouldn't have been able to find these two vicious bandits, and who knows how many people would have been killed."
Jiang Rang was genuinely grateful, because these two bandits had been on the run for over a year. Not only were they agile, but they were also quite clever. It was thanks to Comrade Si Yan that they were finally caught this time.
Seeing this, Si Yan started talking to Jiang Rang about their confessions, while Li Yang outside the door tightened his grip on the paper bag and turned to walk out of the alley.
What exactly did Mom and my sister do? How could they have the guts to do that? If it wasn't them, who could it be? "Mom, aren't we going to go see her today?"
Looking at her mother, who was constantly trying on jewelry, Li Rui asked curiously.
"I'm not going today. There's too much time to spare. I need to pick out a gift properly first."
"Then what are you going to do with all this jewelry?"
Li Rui looked at the jewelry with great envy, after all, her mother's jewelry was all collector's items and could not be bought outside.
"Mom, are you going to give it to me ahead of schedule?"
Li Rui stepped forward and hugged her mother's arm, whispering sweet nothings.
"Put these down. These aren't for you. They're for your sister-in-law. Your mother has saved them for you; they're no worse than these."
"Really?"
Li Rui, who had been looking dejected, immediately cheered up.
"Of course it's true, but you can't take any of these. I'm planning to take one for your sister-in-law Si Yan to see her reaction. I don't think any woman can resist their charm, right?"
Mother Li picked up a string of crystal-clear green beads and examined it carefully before putting it away with a satisfied expression.
"Mom, didn't you make this decision too hastily? Didn't you say before that you only wanted a grandson?"
Li Rui hesitated before looking up at her mother.
"That was before. After seeing Si Yan's appearance today, I finally understand. Only someone with this kind of looks can be worthy of your older brother."
"Mother Li said with a smile."
"What about Aunt Zhang's daughter, whom you mentioned before? Didn't you say that she was the daughter-in-law you wanted?"
Li Rui pursed her lips and asked in a low voice.
"That was all a joke. Besides, your brother definitely wouldn't like her. I think Si Yan is the most suitable."
What's the most suitable?
Having just returned to the Li residence, Li Yang stood at the door of Li's mother's room and asked casually.
"Of course, she'd be the most suitable to be my daughter-in-law. Um, son, when did you get back?"
Li's mother spoke faster than she thought. Only after she finished speaking did she realize that her voice was off. She turned around and gave Li Yang an awkward smile.
Li Rui lowered her head, silently repeating in her mind that she couldn't see herself.
"Mom, little sister, please come to the study. I have something I want to ask you."
"Okay, big brother."
Li Rui looked up in annoyance and replied. She glanced at her mother and muttered something silently. Her mother saw this but just shook her head silently. Then she turned and walked towards the study first.
"Wait, what did you find out, bro? Why does your face look so dark?"
After seeing her mother leave, Li Rui quickly ran after her.
"Son, you know everything?"
As soon as Mrs. Li entered the study, she asked somewhat awkwardly.
"Mom, I know everything I need to know, but there's something I need to ask you."
"what's the situation?"
"I'm completely confused," asked Mrs. Li.
"Mom, little sister, do you know that Si Yan and her son encountered two bandits a few days ago? I heard they were both people who had blood on their hands."
"what?"
"what!"
Li's mother and Li Rui said in shock, then looked at each other, their eyes still full of doubt.
"No, brother, they were perfectly fine when we saw them today."
Li Rui asked first.
“I said it happened before, and this is obviously not normal. There must be other people in the Li family who know about Si Yan and her son.”
Seeing the two people's reactions, Li Yang knew that there must be someone else behind the scenes, but who could it be?
"Brother, how could that be? Aren't you overthinking it? We three siblings are all Mom's biological children, who would have such thoughts?"
Li Rui asked, puzzled.
“I also hope it’s a misunderstanding, but the police said that the name Li was mentioned by these two thugs. It can’t be a coincidence, can it? Besides, Si Yan and the others have only just arrived in City A, and they don’t have any reason to cause anyone to want revenge.”
Li Yang sat down and tapped the table repeatedly with his right hand, his brows furrowed.
"Brother, that's hard to say. With Si Yan's looks, it's not impossible for someone to be lustful at first sight."
"Besides, in our family, who do you think would lay a hand on him? Mom, me, or my second brother? As for Dad, needless to say, we didn't even tell him."
Li Rui shrugged and sat down. She hadn't expected that a simple family reunion would turn into this mess.
"Speaking of which, where's Dad? It feels like I haven't seen him for days."
Li Rui suddenly realized that she and her mother had been so focused on Si Yan that they hadn't noticed where her father had gone.
“Dad had a stroke before, but he didn’t tell you because he was afraid you would worry. He’s still recovering in the hospital.”
"What? Your dad had such a big accident and you didn't even tell me? Which hospital is he in? Rui Rui and I are going to go see him."
Mrs. Li looked anxious, but she didn't know that Mr. Li's mistress was currently taking care of him in the hospital.