Yuan Chunmei was a patient after all, and when she fell like this, everyone panicked.

Bai Lili calmly instructed everyone, "Come on, let's help together! Come on some lesbians, and join me in taking Deputy Section Chief Yuan to the hospital! Uncle Jiang, you and the public security comrades have taken Meng Junjun to the police station. …”

Meng Junjun woke up instantly and shouted in panic, "Mom! Mom! Help!"

Yuan Chunmei who fell to the ground immediately got up and shouted hysterically, "I see who of you dares to bully my son!"

Crowd: ...

"So, she was just pretending to be dizzy?"

"Her character is too bad!"

"I wonder if she really has cancer?"

"That's right, I said many years ago that I was about to die, and I haven't died yet!"

"Isn't she pretending to be sick to deceive us to gain sympathy and benefit?"

Yuan Chunmei explained with snot and tears, "I, I really have cancer! How can I make a joke about this? I am... I can't let my military have any trouble! Wuwu daughter is weak and mother. Just!"

Meng Junjun was so frightened that he cried, "Mom! Mom, I will never dare again... Don't let the police arrest me!"

He is too skinny, relying on his mother's favor, he goes his own way and acts nonsense. The grandparents, grandparents, and grandparents occasionally couldn't see, and wanted to educate him, but they were stopped by Yuan Chunmei.

There is no way, every time Meng Junjun gets into trouble, the elders have to scold him a few words, "the police will take you to the police station", "you will regret going to jail in the future" and so on...

Now that the "public security" is here, do they want to arrest him?

Meng Junjun was so frightened that he burst into tears, "Don't! Don't arrest me! I'll recruit, I'll recruit anything! My mother came home from get off work and told my dad that Aunt Xiao, Uncle Ding and Uncle Ma, who were in the same office with her... She ran for advanced workers, and my mother scolded them for hours at home... My father was so annoying, scolding my mother would only scold people behind her back, and would not find a solution by herself, my mother cried when he scolded her."

"So while I was looking for my mother, I stole the keys and handkerchief from Aunt Xiao's satchel, stuffed them into Uncle Ding's coat, and stole my mother's wallet. I took the rest of the money. I didn't move the documents, I put the empty wallet in Uncle Ma's bag... Later they didn't rate it as advanced, as long as my mother rated it..."

Meng Junjun said in a low voice.

Yuan Chunmei was stunned.

And everyone quieted down, all with expressions that were indescribable!

Meng Junjun was still young after all. Seeing that everyone didn't say a word, he felt that his explanation was not thorough enough, so he continued to cry: "Also, there! …”

Bai Lili looked stunned, "What?"

She was stunned.

Since her parents and brother were transferred to the municipal party committee, she has stopped bathing and doing laundry in the unit dormitory. After all, it is a big bathroom, not private enough, and it is inconvenient to wash clothes. She always goes back to her parents' house to take a shower and wash her hair and laundry.

The waiter Xiaohong screamed, "So it's you! I said, why did everyone in our dormitory lose their underwear! Did you do it?"

Another young female employee heard this and said angrily, "My God! Who taught you this? It's disgusting! Did your father teach you?"

Another female colleague was a married woman in her 40s who also lived in the female dormitory, and scolded: "I said, why did you even throw away the old lady's underwear, so it was your child who did it!"

Yuan Chunmei's eyes widened in shock, looking at her son in disbelief.

After a long while, she asked, "Junjun, why did you steal Bai Lili's underwear?"

Bai Lili corrected, "Wait! I haven't lost any clothes. Because I only rest in the dormitory, I go back to my own house for all the washing!"

Several female employees present nodded in unison.

This time, it was Meng Junjun's turn to be surprised. "What did you say? None of the underwear...that is hanging at the door of your dormitory, none of them belong to you?"

The bear child cried with a "wow", "My dad will kill me when it's over!"

The crowd suddenly burst into an uproar—

"Meng Guoqiang is serious! In fact, he is full of bad water!"

"Bah! Smelly shameless, sanctimonious!"

"How serious on the surface, I didn't expect him to be such a person!"

"Hey, what do you think, Yuan Chunmei is not in good health, maybe Meng Guoqiang has already raised a third party outside!"

"Yuan Chunmei is ridiculous! Her man betrayed her early in the morning, and she helped her find a home!"

"poor person must have something mean!"

At this moment, Meng Guoqiang stepped into the back kitchen with his hands behind his back.

He waited outside for a long time, but he never saw Yuan Chunmei send his son Meng Junjun out. Seeing that it was getting late, he looked for him.

As soon as he came in, everyone's eyes were focused on him?

Even his wife Yuan Chunmei looked at him as if she had lost her old nostalgia and warmth.

Meng Guoqiang frowned, "Punmei, let's go!"

He suddenly saw a person, was startled, and quickly said hello, "Director Lin?" Then he hurried forward, wanting to shake hands with Director Lin.

Director Lin had already entered the back kitchen early in the morning and watched the drama for a long time. At this moment, he was also staring at Meng Guoqiang with complicated eyes. When I saw Meng Guoqiang coming up, I wanted to shake hands with him...

Director Lin quickly raised his hand, patted Meng Guoqiang's shoulder twice, and said hello without smiling, "Deputy Director Meng is also here to inspect!"

to avoid shaking hands with him.

Dirty.

Meng Guoqiang stretched out his hand, but it was empty, and he was stunned.

However, Director Lin patted him on the shoulder again... So, it's okay, this is also a way to say hello! That is, why is Director Lin's expression so strange?

And, Director Lin said, "You also come here to inspect"?

The word "also" has a profound meaning!

First, is he accusing Meng Guoqiang of deserting during work hours? After all, Meng Guoqiang is heated by a tube boiler, and has nothing to do with the kitchen. The second time, Director Lin clearly told Meng Guoqiang that he could come to the kitchen with a task!

Meng Guoqiang hurriedly said: "If you have something to do, please do it first..."

Director Lin smiled, "I'm here because... A distinguished guest came from Kyoto, and every time he came, he liked to use some herbal snacks and the like."

After speaking, Director Lin's face gradually sank, "I didn't expect that the people in the back kitchen of our hotel are really brave! They dare to send up anything messy..."

Bai Lili was stunned.

Yuan Chunmei was also stunned.

Meng Guoqiang didn't understand what this was for, so he smiled and said, "Who dares to die so much and offend the people above?"

Director Lin asked Meng Guoqiang with a half-smiling smile, "Deputy Director Meng thinks, what should I do with this matter?"

Meng Guoqiang thought to himself, it has nothing to do with him. Although Yuan Chunmei is a guest house, she is the management, not the back chef...

So Meng Guoqiang said with a stern face: "That must be done according to the regulations, whoever made the mistake, who is to be held responsible!"

Yuan Chunmei bit her lower lip.

Director Lin smiled and said, "Deputy Director Meng, it's like this. I happened to be there. I saw them quarreling, and I vaguely knew what happened... So, let me introduce the situation to you?"

Meng Guoqiang finally felt that something was wrong.

- What's the matter with him? ! What did Director Lin have to explain to him? !

I saw Director Lin pointed at Yuan Chunmei and said word by word, "Originally, it was Chef Bai Li Li Bai who was cooking medicated snacks for the VIP, and then Deputy Section Chief Yuan rushed into the back kitchen, and Chef Bai because It was a personal issue...During this process, Deputy Section Chief Yuan threw the dim sum made by Chef Bai on the ground..."

Yuan Chunmei's face was pale and shaky.

Meng Guoqiang was shocked!

Director Lin continued: "According to what I have heard, Deputy Director Meng, your wife, Deputy Section Chief Yuan, is very in love with you! She actually... wants to find someone for you?"

Meng Guoqiang was taken aback, and his fat face suddenly turned red!

Yuan Chunmei sobbed softly.

Seeing that Yuan Chunmei did not refute, Meng Guoqiang knew that the matter had been exposed. He couldn't help but look at Bai Lili... Seeing Bai Lili staring at him angrily, he felt even more ashamed, so he had to push the matter on Yuan Chunmei, thinking that Yuan Chunmei was terminally ill anyway, this was a trump card, He and Yuan Chunmei were originally employees with ordinary qualifications, but it was because Yuan Chunmei was terminally ill and insisted on working while sick.

This time, Meng Guoqiang wanted to continue playing this card.

"Director Lin, this, this is mainly... Chunmei is sick, so she has no sense of security. Anyway, I... no matter what she says, I will listen, but I will never take it to heart... If I am offended because of this People, please... don't mind."

Meng Guoqiang said while looking at Yuan Chunmei, his eyes full of love.

Yuan Chunmei turned her head aside, avoiding his gaze.

Meng Guoqiang said again: "It's not a big deal... Bai Lili, hurry up and redo a snack for delivery!" After speaking, he waved at Yuan Chunmei and Meng Junjun as if he was nothing. : It's alright, it's alright, let's go!

Bai Lili sneered: "Excuse me, why should I make another copy?"

Meng Guoqiang was taken aback, "You did it originally, didn't you?"

Bai Lili, "Deputy Director Meng, a customer came to order, and the front office waiter gave the order. I took the order and I'm fine. It was your wife who came to make trouble and knocked over the dessert I made. . Who is this responsible for?"

Meng Guoqiang looked at Bai Lili and answered irrelevantly, "Aren't you and Chunmei good friends?"

As soon as Bai Lili heard the three words "good friend", she felt panicked.

She insisted: "...I'm asking you, during working hours, Yuan Chunmei knew the rules of the kitchen and no idlers, but she ignored the rules of the unit, violated the rules of the unit, and bothered me with personal issues. The work of mine… eventually knocked the fruits of my labor to the ground… Whose responsibility is this?”

Meng Guoqiang was angry, "Bai Lili, don't be so rude! Chunmei has such a good relationship with you, and you still bring her soup every day, why did you suddenly become so bitter?"

Bai Taotao asked sharply, "I'm asking you, what is the responsibility of this!"

The whole place was silent.

Yuan Chunmei whimpered and said, "It's my responsibility."

Meng Guoqiang glared at Yuan Chunmei fiercely.

Bai Taotao didn't even look at Yuan Chunmei, she just asked coldly, "Then how to deal with this?"

Yuan Chunmei's tears flowed down, "I, I'll pay! How much the ingredients cost and how much labor is spent, it's all up to me. If there are other punishments, I'm willing to accept them."

"Yuan-chun-beautiful!"

Meng Guoqiang was stunned for a moment, then he shouted Yuan Chunmei's name in a low voice.

Yuan Chunmei didn't want to pay any attention to him, but just bowed at Bai Lili, "I'm sorry Lili, please... make another snack and send it to the distinguished guests quickly! I will compensate for all the losses! "

Meng Guo is on fire!

On the one hand, he is a man who values ​​money. Yuan Chunmei's salary was all handed over to him. Now, without his consent, she took the initiative to tell Bai Lili that "all losses will be compensated by her"...

On the other hand, he felt that Yuan Chunmei was provoking his majesty. Because of this family, he has always had the final say. In his opinion, Yuan Chunmei made a decision without asking him for instructions, which made him very angry.

"Yuan Chunmei, what's the matter with you?" Meng Guoqiang asked.

Yuan Chunmei looked back at him, "Don't be embarrassed here, go out and say something, don't disturb other people's work!" After saying that, she walked outside.

Meng Junjun followed step by step, gently tugging at the corner of his mother's shirt, "Mom save me! I, I don't want to be taken away by the police!"

Hearing this, Yuan Chunmei stood still, looked at Lao Jiang, and recognized the two uniformed people standing beside Lao Jiang, who were actually from the security section of the unit.

Yuan Chunmei bowed to Lao Jiang again, "Lao Jiang, I'm sorry... I didn't discipline my child well, and I hurt you. When you come back, bring the medical bill and I'll reimburse you... You ask for sick leave. If you have to take a few days off, I will also convert the wages for those days to you."

Meng Guoqiang was even more annoyed and interrupted her, "Yuan-chun-beautiful!!!"

Yuan Chunmei turned a deaf ear, and said to the two security guards in the security department, "I'm sorry, the child is still young, it's my lax discipline that caused everyone trouble, I'm sorry!"

The two security guards also scratched the back of their heads and took a step back.

Yuan Chunmei left with her son.

Meng Guoqiang roared in anger, "Yuan Chunmei, what are you doing crazy!"

Yuan Chunmei walked out of the kitchen without saying a word.

Meng Guoqiang is going to chase—

The waiters Xiaohong, Chen Fang, and Sister Tu stopped him, "Deputy Director Meng, please stay, we have something to call you!"

"What's the matter!" Meng Guoqiang was arrogant and his tone was very bad.

The female workers surrounded him and chatted about—

"Did you steal our underwear hanging in the hallway of the dormitory?"

"You're still a cadre, why are you so shameless?"

"Don't deny that your son has been recruited, you ordered it!"

"That is, what does a child know? You didn't let him steal it. How could he do such a thing?"

"It's just a beast! A pervert!"

"Sisters, they are so tough, why don't we call the police!"

Meng Guoqiang was stunned, only to feel a hot face!

I finally understood why Yuan Chunmei had such an attitude towards him.

"I, I didn't!" Meng Guoqiang shouted in shame and anger, "You! You slander people! Do you believe what children say? Attitude?"

As he said that, he wanted to run.

Several female employees chased out angrily—

Bai Lili greeted Xiaogong and prepared to redo a yam cake.

Director Lin came over, "Xiao Bai, don't be too busy, I have something to tell you. Come, let's take a step to talk." Even so, he didn't go far, just walked about five or six steps to the side.

The white pear has passed.

After Director Lin explained a few words, he handed Bai Lili a note and left.

Bai Lili has a complicated expression.

Back at his post, Bai Lili showed the note to the worker.

Xiaogong glanced at it and asked, "Is that yam cake still made? Or, just make what is written on this note?"

Bai Lili sighed, "Let's make yam cake too."

The two were busy, and finally made four or five kinds of snacks.

However, it is not the small workers who deliver the dim sum to the serving port...

Bai Lili carried the lunch box and personally delivered it to the guest room of the State Guest House according to Director Lin's request.

She knocked on the door softly, "Hello! The waiter delivers the meal!"

Soon, the door opened.

A smiling, well-dressed, and silver-haired old lady stood at the door, and shouted affectionately and joyfully, "Pear!"

Bai Lili was a little overwhelmed, handed over the lunch box in his hand, and said softly, "Good afternoon, Mr. Huo, this is your order..."

Mrs. Huo smiled and grabbed Bai Lili, dragged her into the room, and complained: "What are you afraid of! Hua En is not here! Come, come in quickly! Ming Cheng and Ming Yong are both here, we will wait It's been a while! Come in and chat with us!"

Mrs. Huo closed the door.

Two six- or seven-year-old boys ran over and shouted at her happily—

"Aunt Lili! I miss you so much!"

"Li Li Li Li! Did you miss us?"

White Pear Pear:  …

She put the lunch box on the table and asked Mrs. Huo, "Did you take them to the restaurant for dinner at noon?"

"Huaen was also there at noon," said Mrs. Huo, "but he has something to do. He went to the meeting after dinner... By the way, have you been off work by now?"

Bai Lili nodded.

——The working hours of the kitchen staff follow the meal time. Busy lunch from 11am to 2:30pm and dinner from 4:30pm to 8pm. The rotating chef is on call 24 hours a day, but Bailili is not on duty today.

"As long as you don't delay your work!" Mrs. Huo said with a smile, "Oh, come and show me Lili's craftsmanship!"

Take a look at the lids of several lunch boxes -

The old lady and the two children said "wow" in unison!

The first child, the second and the third, all tilted their heads and looked at Lili, with admiration and joy in their eyes.

"Is this too beautiful?"

"Pear pear pear, are these really edible?"

"I don't want to eat it, I want to keep it, just look at it when I want pears..."

Baili Li brought four lunch boxes with four-flavored snacks: red raisin yam mud cake, roasted crispy seaweed boat with meat floss, cream-skinned hawthorn and brown sugar stewed milk in a small bowl.

The yam cake is cut into square, white, fluffy and delicate, and inlaid with delicate red raisins, such as red roses blooming in the white snow, it is very amazing and attractive just to buy it!

Roasted and crispy seaweed boat with meat floss is made of seaweed as the skin, shaped into a boat, and fried directly in the oil pan to form a fixed shape. Then spread the custard sauce made of milk egg yolk and white sugar on the bottom of the boat, stuff a layer of crispy meat floss in the middle, put a thinly sliced ​​apple slice, then spread a layer of custard sauce, and finally pile the meat floss. Just by looking at the appearance, you know that this seaweed boat is delicious!

Frosted Candy Hawthorn, as the name suggests, the filling is a whole hawthorn with its core removed. The exterior is covered with thick white frosting sugar. It tastes sweet and sour, not to mention how delicious it is!

Finally, the brown sugar stewed eggs in four fist-sized small porcelain bowls. The surface of the stewed eggs is covered with a layer of milk, and then placed in an open fire furnace for ten seconds, then quickly taken out, the surface of the dessert is just Some are slightly burnt, exuding a rich and good smell of brown sugar.

Lili took out the snacks and desserts for Mrs. Huo and the two children to eat.

The elderly and children praised each meal several times before eating it reluctantly.

Lili asked Mrs. Huo, "Are you just arriving in Songshi?"

"Just arrived today!" Mrs. Huo said with a smile.

Li Li frowned, "It's already the end of the year, you're still following him... Are you going back to Kyoto in a few days? It's too much trouble."

Mrs. Huo said, "We don't plan to leave! We will be here for the New Year this year!"

Li Li was stunned.

It took a long time for her to react, and she asked incredulously, "Are you... spending the New Year here? In, in the guesthouse?"

Mrs. Huo nodded with a smile, and said, "Anyway, there are only four of us at home. Our family is all together. It's the same wherever we celebrate the New Year!"

Saying that, Mrs. Huo's eyes flashed with wisdom, "Li Li, we are celebrating the New Year here... It's so boring! I don't know anyone, and I have nowhere to visit relatives... Can I go to your house to play? ?"

Lili bit her lip, her pretty face blushing.

——Can she still understand what Mrs. Huo has in mind? !

But……

"Let's talk about it later!" Lili avoided the question.

Huo Mingcheng ran over, "Li Li! Look!!!" He handed a book to Bai Lili.

Pear took it, opened it and took a look...

On the paper page inside, there is a slender dry willow leaf, and a small poem is written next to it in immature handwriting—

"Spring Breeze. Spring Willows":

you,

from the south,

warm, soft,

you wake me softly,

Turn around and run.

I,

wake up from winter,

Put on a new velvet green dress,

It's a pity that you are far away.

Turning back, there are small wildflowers in summer, wheat ears in autumn, chrysanthemums in winter...

Xiao Mingcheng wrote poems for it all.

Li Li was completely immersed in it, repeating the simple, childish but charming little poems over and over again, and she really liked it.

Xiao Mingcheng's eyes lit up with joy!

Not to be outdone, Xiao Mingyong took a large cardboard box and said, "Li Li Li Li, come and see my baby, okay?"

Lili said to Xiao Mingcheng, "You write really well! Would you mind if I copy down your poems? I want to read them every day too!"

Xiao Mingcheng was overjoyed and nodded desperately.

Li Li then asked Xiao Mingyong with a smile, "Okay Xiao Mingyong, what surprise did you bring me this time?"

Xiao Mingyong raised his chest and opened the box, "This is the windmill battery I made by myself!"

With that said, Xiao Mingyong took out the spare parts from the carton and assembled them quickly. Shaking a small handle frantically a few times, a small light bulb at the end of the windmill began to glow.

Xiao Mingyong said: "I'm manually generating electricity now. Put this thing outside. When the wind is strong, the windmill blade will turn by itself! Once it turns, it will generate electricity, and then the electricity can be stored in the battery. inside……"

Lili exclaimed, "Isn't this a business without capital!"

She looked at Xiao Mingyong with a bit of admiration in her eyes.

Xiao Mingyong had an uncontrollable joy on his face, "It's this battery... It's hard to find materials. If this kind of material can be widely used in the future, our country's rural areas can also be equipped with this kind of wind power generation, and every household will be able to use it. The lights are on!"

Lili applauded Xiao Mingyong, "Xiao Mingyong, you must do your best!"

Mrs. Huo smiled and watched the interaction between Bai Lili and the two children.

She couldn't help but think of her first meeting with Bai Lili two years ago.

Mrs. Huo is in her 60s this year. Her husband is a revolutionary pioneer and progressive. Before liberation, he made a heroic sacrifice for the organization and the people.

She has two sons under her knees. The eldest son, Howard, is forty years old. Before liberation, he was injured in the war. He could still carry it when he was young. A few years ago, he couldn't carry it, and was sent to Russia for recuperation.

The second son, Howard, who is 30 years old this year, was married once, in accordance with his father's last wish, to the daughter of a political ally. However, the woman has always been dissatisfied with this marriage, and the divorce has been going on for several years... When Xiao Mingyong was two years old, Howard divorced his ex-wife.

Xiao Mingcheng is Huo Huachu's son.

Huo Huachu and his wife had been abroad all the time, and Xiao Mingcheng followed Mrs. Huo and Xiao Mingyong as company.

The first time Mrs. Huo saw Bai Lili, she was also in this guest house.

At that time, she was in a bad mood. She sat by the lake and watched the scenery to relax.

Bai Lili also takes a walk by the lake when she is not working.

Seeing that Mrs. Huo's face was pale and her lips were black, Bai Lili hurriedly put the woolen shawl she knitted on her, and called for two other waiters to help her back to the room together.

Following, Bai Lili boiled another bowl of thick brown sugar **** tea and asked the waiter to bring it to her room.

The next day, Mrs. Huo specially bought a few boxes of halva and gave them to Bai Lili and the waiters who had taken care of her as a thank you gift. But in the process, Li Li noticed Mrs. Huo's complexion, and smelled Mrs. Huo's voice when she spoke... It made people feel a little unpleasant.

Bai Lili sent medicated soup to her for several days.

After a few days, Mrs. Huo's stomach problems have improved, her sleep has improved, and she no longer feels cold and stiff all over...

The two became friends.

Mrs. Huo returned to Beijing, and within two months, she came again with a pair of little grandsons.

Xiao Mingyong and Xiao Mingcheng were brought up well by Mrs. Huo and got along well with Lili. They spent a very pleasant week together, and then Mrs. Huo took the children away.

Since then, they have maintained the frequency of visiting Songshi every two to three months, and each time they can stay for about a week...

Thinking of this, Mrs. Huo smiled and said, "Li Li, time flies so fast! In a blink of an eye, we have known each other for two years!"

Li Li's expression moved.

Yes, in a blink of an eye, she and the Huo family have been together for two years.

In the past two years, when she got along with Mrs. Huo, Xiao Mingcheng and Xiao Mingyong, she was so relaxed and comfortable...

It would be nice if there was no Howard.

But--

Bai Lili sighed.

A year ago, Howard accompanied Mrs. Huo and her two children.

Bai Lili felt very keenly that Mrs. Huo seemed to be dating?

Want to rub her and Howard together?

Bai Lili immediately asked the leader for annual leave and left.

result--

Mrs. Huo returned to Kyoto with her two children, but Howard killed another carbine!

Bai Lili was blocked by him.

He was also frank and said to her: "I know it's very presumptuous for me to say this, but I still hope you can give me a chance to finish my sentence... I'm busy with work and can spend time with my mother and two children. Very few, but in the past year, they have mentioned you almost every day, fighting for every time and opportunity to run to Songshi, wanting to come to see you..."

"So, Comrade Bai Lili, can you...can you agree to my proposal?" Howard asked bluntly.

Bai Lili blushed.

Howard added: "I was divorced once before, and Mingyong is the child of my ex-wife and I... My ex-wife has gone abroad and married someone else. Mingcheng is the child of my brother-in-law, but they are not in China, and Mingcheng also needs me. take care of them...but I really can't take care of them..."

"Comrade Bai Lili, I hope you can seriously think about it and get involved with me. I admit that I don't know you well, just like... you don't know me either, but if you want, we can get married on the premise. , get along with each other, get to know each other, do you... agree?"

Bai Lili shook her head desperately and ran away.

Bai Lili didn't know what Howard was thinking, and he didn't want to guess.

She could almost predict the attitude of her parents.

——Song Zhi lived in his home for three years, and his parents knew everything about his personality, his character, his family situation, and so on. And Song Zhi had already expressed his desire to ask to marry Tao Tao three years ago. But the parents didn't agree. The reason was that Song Zhi's father was the commander-in-chief of Nandu, and the parents were afraid that after Tao Tao married Song Zhi, if she was bullied, the family would not be able to help her.

Later, it was Tao Tao who competed for the recommended places for the workers, peasants and soldiers, and the parents gave in.

Now Howard he...

His family background is no worse than that of Song Zhi. The most important thing is that Song Zhi has a prominent family background, but he himself does not govern and is engaged in scientific research. But Howard is different. He is already a deputy minister-level cadre at a young age!

He is also divorced and has a son!

Parents will definitely not agree with such a candidate.

Lili doesn't resist marriage, but she loves her family first. If Howard can't pass the level of her parents...

She wouldn't think about him at all.

Besides, as he said, she didn't know him in the first place. And the reason why he wants to get along with her is also for his family.

Howard is quite upright.

After talking to Lili that time and being rejected again...

He never expressed any overreaching words, deeds or actions to her again.

It's just that Mrs. Huo used to bring her grandchildren to Songshi for a week every two months, and now Howard follows him every time.

At first, Bai Lili was not used to his presence.

It was gradually accepted.

——He is busy with work, and only eats three meals a day with his mother, son, and nephew. But at this time, Bai Lili is usually busy in the back kitchen and can't touch it.

Only in the afternoon, sometimes Mrs. Huo took Mingyong and Mingcheng to the lake and played with Bailili, and Howard would appear occasionally.

He was very silent, always just looking at and observing her silently.

Later, Bai Lili gradually let go, and he was no longer cautious in front of him. He could play with Xiao Mingcheng and Xiao Mingyong as he wanted; chat with Mrs. Huo as he wanted...

It started about half a year ago. Every month, Howard would write her a letter with only one sentence -

[Bai Lili, I still insist on my own ideas, can you think about me again? Howard. 】

Every time, as soon as Lili received the letter, she tore up the direct letter...

Until a month ago, Bai Lili received a handwritten letter from Howard again.

There is an extra line in the letter:

【White pear pear,

I am sure you are the one I have been waiting for.

Next month, I will make time to visit my home and explain it to your parents carefully, hoping to get their approval and blessings.

Howard. 】

Thinking of this, Bai Lili couldn't stand it anymore. She looked at her watch and was about to go back to the back kitchen to prepare dinner, so she stood up and said to Mrs. Huo and Xiao Mingyong and Xiao Mingcheng, "It's time. It's almost time, I have to go..."

Old and young can't bear her--

"Oh, there's still half an hour, let's sit down!"

"Li Li, can you tell me about the stories written by Hongdou?"

"Li Li, would you like to play another game of chess with me?"

Bai Lili was a little restless for no reason.

——She was afraid that she would stay any longer. What if Howard came back?

"I-I'd better go back early, there's still a lot of preparation to do, I'll come back to you tomorrow!" Bai Lili said.

Mrs. Huo had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, then you go to work first... By the way, you don't always go to work every day during the Chinese New Year, do you? When you don't go to work, come to visit us too?"

Of course Lili is willing to get close to Mrs. Huo and Xiao Mingyong and Xiao Mingcheng.

But the thought of Howard might also be...

Bai Lili had no choice but to lie, "Let's talk about it later, I have to see what my parents mean... Maybe I have to go back to my hometown during Chinese New Year!"

Mrs. Huo's eyes lit up even more, "Yo! That's a good feeling! We hear all the time about Ruyi Village's Ruyi Village, and want to see it early in the morning... I just don't know, do you have that honor?"

White Pear Pear:  …

"Crack-"

Someone moved the doorknob lock and pushed in.

—It was Howard.

He was tall and handsome, with a handsome face, wearing a black woolen shirt, and a gray and white plaid woolen scarf around his neck. His face was not very good, and his whole person was extremely tyrannical.

Bai Lili took a step back for no reason and stared at his scarf, feeling a little familiar. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that last year she knitted exactly the same one for Xiao Mingyong and Xiao Mingcheng?

Mrs. Huo complained about Howard: "Why are you only coming back now!"

Xiao Mingyong jumped three feet high, "Dad! Daddy! Our family is finally together!"

Xiao Mingcheng, "Second Uncle, Second Uncle! You're finally back! If you don't come back, Lili will run away..."

Bai Lili suddenly felt that something was wrong: why does she feel like... as if she fell into a wolf's den?

Howard stared at Bai Lili for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Let's go?"

Bai Lili only felt that his eyes were extremely sharp, which made her feel guilty for some reason.

She was a little frightened, so she lowered her head and said "um".

"I'll send you." He said lightly.

Bai Lili, "No, no... Grandma Huo, I'm leaving."

Mrs. Huo, "what are you calling grandma! I'm not that old yet, call me mother Huo!"

——Yes, when she first met Lili, she liked to hear Lili call her Grandma Huo in a sweet voice. But it's different now, call her grandma, she and Lili are the wrong generation!

White Pear Pear:  …

"Mr. Huo, I, I'll go first." Bai Lili said, then waved at Xiao Mingcheng and Xiao Mingyong, bowed his head and walked over Howard quickly, and went out with the door and lock.

She had already closed the door.

But Howard followed.

Bai Lili was too embarrassed, "Minister Huo, you..."

"Just call me Huaen." Howard said succinctly.

White Pear Pear:  …

Just, so nervous!

She took a deep breath, "Minister Huo, goodbye!"

Saying that, Bai Lili turned around and walked away, her steps were hurried and fast, and she was still looking forward to it. It was best that he could understand her refusal from this "Minister Huo".

Of course Howard understood.

But he wasn't ready to let go.

I've known her for a year, and now... even he misses him day and night