29 -Â But I really like you.
For the first time, Cheng Li felt like escaping, escaping, escaping from this home that she had always regarded as her psychological haven.
This place where she had lived for more than ten years made her feel that the air was stagnant.
The three people in the living room fell into silence to varying degrees.
Until Ling Shuanghua, who was sitting on the sofa, looked up and asked calmly: "Have you thought of the reason?"
Cheng Li was silent.
Ling Shuanghua then asked, "Have you found an excuse?"
Cheng Li still didn't speak.
Ling Shuanghua patiently asked again: "Have you figured out how to lie to me?"
Cheng Dingbo stood next to Cheng Li with a complicated expression.
It was also the first time that he didn't speak for her.
After all, he was also in a state of unbelievable shock. He couldn't believe that what he saw was real.
An hour ago, he was at work.
He is a government civil servant. Of course, he has no great political achievements in his life. He has worked conscientiously all his life, which means he has only become a director.
Fortunately, he is a kind-hearted man and is also a respected old comrade in the work unit.
As it was approaching noon today, this old comrade was driving his errand, wondering whether it would be better to eat sweet and sour short ribs or braised chicken legs in the cafeteria at noon.
Just when he was hesitant, a call from Ms. Ling Shuanghua came.
Because men retire later than women, Ms. Ling lived a happy retirement life early.
He still has to stay at his position and contribute his spare time diligently.
"Teacher Ling, what do you eat for lunch?" Cheng Dingbo asked with a smile.
Ling Shuanghua's tone was calm: "Fuck you."
Cheng Dingbo: "..."
He was quite surprised. After all, Teacher Ling has always believed that he is a human gardener who teaches and educates people. He usually speaks and does things very well. Such rude words are basically unacceptable. Maybe it came from Teacher Ling.
Before he could ask what happened, Ling Shuanghua said directly: "You go home now."
Cheng Dingbo was shocked: "I'm at work."
Ling Shuanghua: "Go home."
Now Cheng Dingbo was panicking and asked repeatedly: "What the hell is going on?" Yes? You tell me first."
But Ling Shuanghua had already hung up the phone.
Waiting for him to drive the car, hurrying slowly, he arrived at home.
I found that there was no fire or water leakage in the house, and everything was peaceful.
After changing his shoes, he was still in the mood to joke with Ling Shuanghua: "The tone you used on the phone, I thought the sky was falling."
Just when he was thinking about joking, Ling Shuanghua, who was sitting on the sofa, turned the red book in front of him. Pushing forward, he said calmly: "Look at this first."
Cheng Dingbo looked down and saw a marriage certificate?
"Whose marriage certificate is this?" He picked it up and opened it.
When he saw the two people in the photo in the marriage certificate, he froze in place as if struck by lightning.
For a long time, he turned over the marriage certificate again with trembling palms, read it again, and said repeatedly: "This is fake, there are not always those props on the Internet nowadays."
"Forging national documents is illegal, you are the only one Civil servants, don't you know this?" Ling Shuanghua reminded.
Cheng Dingbo was completely dumbfounded.
He looked at the photo above and saw that Cheng Li's name and ID card were correct.
"When...she got married?" Cheng Dingbo's hand holding the marriage certificate kept shaking.
Ling Shuanghua nodded: "That's a good question. I want to know this question too."
After saying that, Ling Shuanghua took out her mobile phone and prepared to call Cheng Li.
When Cheng Dingbo saw this, he quickly stopped him and said, "Teacher Ling, calm down first."
Ling Shuanghua looked up at him and said, "Look at me, don't I look calm?"
Cheng Dingbo was really stopped by her question.
Because Ling Shuanghua was indeed too calm.
He was so calm that he was not used to it, even showing fear and worry.
Now Cheng Li was also called back home, and the family of three fell into silence in front of the marriage certificate that fell from the sky like a bomb.
Cheng Li thought for a long time and suddenly asked, "Where did you find it?"
That's right.
Cheng Dingbo couldn't help but wonder, Cheng Li couldn't have hidden this thing carefully.
Ling Shuanghua also seemed to be amused, nodded and said: "I found that your ability to hide things is getting better and better. You can hide this thing under the mattress. If I want to help you tidy up the mattress today, no Drag it out carefully, I really want to keep it hidden from you."
Cheng Li had put the marriage certificate under the pillow.
Later, she was worried and stuffed it into the pillowcase.
But she remembered that although Teacher Ling didn't like to cook, she was still very diligent in doing housework.
Their sheets and quilts are washed basically every two weeks.
If one day, when she was not at home, Teacher Ling changed her sheets and quilt, wouldn't the marriage certificate be exposed?
Although she is older now, Teacher Ling will not just go into her room and look through things, but occasionally he will help her clean up the room, and it is inevitable that she will look through places like the cabinet.
So after thinking about it at that time, she felt that it was still unreliable.
Finally, she hid the marriage certificate directly under the mattress.
When you make the bed, you don't have to make up the mattress.
It's a pity that in this world, there are such coincidences, and there are no absolutes in the world. Her marriage certificate became a bomb in the eyes of her parents without her being prepared.
Originally, Cheng Li had always wanted to find a suitable opportunity to have a showdown with her parents.
But she didn't expect that it would be like this.
Cheng Li whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you in advance. It's my fault."
"Ha, ha, ha," Ling Shuanghua laughed directly, making Cheng Dingbo's heart twitch.
As a biological father, he was naturally angry that Cheng Li not only dared to have a flash marriage, but also had such a big deal without telling them.
Ling Shuanghua looked at Cheng Li and asked, "Do you still feel that your fault is just for not telling us about this in advance?"
Ms. Ling has been a teacher all her life.
The feeling of oppression at this time was like pulling Cheng Li back to the high school classroom again.
The teacher stood there and asked the students angrily what was wrong.
Cheng Li was silent.
Because she didn't want to attribute her marriage to a mistake.
Saying this seems unfair to Rong Qi.
From the moment she received the marriage certificate, she could feel that Rong Qi was taking this marriage seriously.
If the flash marriage was impulsive before, during this period, their attitudes towards each other were at least serious.
Seeing that she was silent, Ling Shuanghua thought she was refusing to admit her fault. Finally, the last trace of calmness on her face disappeared. She said emotionally: "Cheng Li, when did you become like this? You were never like this before. " How could you be tempted to do this?"
"Wait a minute," Cheng Li couldn't help but interrupt, "You're not going to say that I was taken by someone else. " Bad, right?"
Maybe, parents are like this.
When faced with a fault that their children cannot bear, they will always subconsciously blame the third party and find excuses for their children.
Cheng Li wondered if Ling Shuanghua had the same idea.
But she felt that she couldn't simply let Rong Qi take the blame.
Cheng Li said: "I am a 28-year-old adult. When I decided to get married, I may have been impulsive, but no one forced me. I was completely voluntary and sober."
Cheng Dingbo finally couldn't help it. , he asked: "You said you were sober, but you got married so impulsively, how could you sober up?"
Cheng Li was silent for a moment.
But soon, she looked at Ms. Ling and said softly: "Mom, I know it's really hard for you to accept this. But think about it on the bright side. You haven't always liked Rong Qi."
At this time. Ling Shuanghua suddenly remembered something. She picked up the marriage certificate and looked at the date on it carefully.
She sneered suddenly: "So the last time Rong Qi came to the house, you had already received the certificate at that time."
Cheng Li: "..."
She found that she seemed to be unable to lead astray easily, a people Teachers' logical thinking.
Even though Ling Shuanghua is angry now and her head hurts suddenly, her rationality and thinking ability are still there.
And he accurately captured the key to the problem.
"I did like Rong Qi before, but the premise is that he is just my former student," Ling Shuanghua's face became increasingly livid, and what he said was even more annoying to the extreme: "Rather than someone who dares to secretly collect the certificate from my daughter ."
Cheng Dingbo also came over at this time, and then realized that he had just been looking at Cheng Li's photo and ID number.
I didn't even have time to check the time.
After taking a closer look, he was surprised and said: "It's been more than two months since you received the certificate?"
Ling Shuanghua sneered: "You two, you are making fun of your parents."
However, Ling Shuanghua suddenly remembered something. Asked: "Do you break up with Xu Jiheng first, or do you meet Rong Qi first?"
Wait a minute.
Cheng Li immediately understood what Ms. Ling meant. She suspected that she broke up with Xu Jiheng because of Rong Qi.
Cheng Li said directly: "On Chinese Valentine's Day, I found Xu Jiheng having dinner with another woman and broke up with him the next day. As for my reunion with Rong Qi, you were either there that day. It was the day he moved in." "
Ling Shuanghua thought about it carefully and seemed to be sure it was correct.
He looks better now.
However, she still said: "So, why did you marry Rong Qi so suddenly? Because he is rich? Because he is successful?"
Seeing that Ling Shuanghua was about to go further and further, Cheng Li closed her eyes and took a deep breath. His tone: "Because I like him, and I've liked him since high school."
Ling Shuanghua and Cheng Dingbo, who were opposite him, looked at her in shock.
Cheng Li sighed inwardly.
Finished.
She dug another hole for herself.
Seeing Ms. Ling seizing on this matter and refusing to let go, Cheng Li had no choice but to find an excuse for herself.
"Is it weird that I like him? Rong Qi has been recognized by everyone as an outstanding person since high school. I admit that before we met again, he was just a shadow hidden in my mind, but after we met again, I found that he She is still the same as she was in high school, never changed."
Cheng Li said, as if she had really become the girl who silently liked Rong Qi in high school.
However, she glanced at the expressions of her parents across from her, and they seemed to be relieved. She whispered: "Mom and Dad, haven't you always said that I should find someone who knows everything about me? Who else is more suitable than Rong Qi? We are in high school. Classmate, although we haven't seen each other for so many years, he is still the same after meeting him.
"Am I wrong to catch someone I like?"
Cheng Li said sincerely.
Seeing that Ms. Ling's expression softened, Cheng Li continued: "Besides, you have always said that you want me to find a good son-in-law. Rong Qi can at least shut up grandma and the others."
"Your grandma and I, though. I have been fighting for a lifetime, but I have no hope that I will take advantage of your life-long event to get angry with your grandma." Ling Shuanghua sneered.
Cheng Li: "If you're not angry, I'll find you a good son-in-law."
As he was talking, Cheng Li's cell phone rang suddenly.
She quickly changed the subject and said, "I'll answer the phone first, in case something happens to the company."
When she took out her phone from her bag, the name that jumped on the screen looked like the word Rong Qi.
Cheng Li: "..."
"Take the answer," Ling Shuanghua looked at her and said in a bad tone, "What if something happens."
Cheng Li gritted her teeth and answered Rong Qi's call in front of her parents. .
"Have you eaten?" Rong Qi asked.
Cheng Li sighed inwardly. The question now is still whether to eat or not?
She was afraid that this meal would be a meal for her head.
"Since we are all involved, let him come too," Ling Shuanghua saw that Cheng Li was silent and simply said it for her.
Rong Qi also heard the voice of a serious and cold middle-aged woman on the other end of the phone.
"Is it Teacher Ling?" He guessed.
Cheng Li sighed: "When will you come back from your business trip?"
She asked deliberately.
The main reason is to let his parents know that Rong Qi is on a business trip out of town, and he didn't miss it on purpose.
Rong Qi: "I just arrived in Shanghai, I will come right away."
No.
Cheng Li's eyes widened with disbelief.
"Wait for me." Rong Qi whispered in her ear.
With these two words, Cheng Li's worry and fear of facing her parents' censure alone seemed to gradually disappear.
The roar of the cars over there seemed to get louder.
Cheng Li said, "Drive slower."
"Yes," Rong Qi responded. After a long time, his steady voice said firmly: "Don't be afraid."
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Dingbo glanced at the mother and daughter and asked : "You haven't eaten yet, how about I go get some wontons now?"
Ling Shuanghua: "
I won't eat." Cheng Li: "I'm not hungry."
Ling Shuanghua turned around and looked at Cheng Dingbo: "I said you Why aren't you angry at all?"
"I'm angry. Who says I'm not angry?" Cheng Dingbo said helplessly, "You didn't say everything I wanted to say."
Besides, even if he was angry, he still had to wait for Rong Qi. After coming.
Regarding Cheng Li, it seems that he has never been really angry since he was a child.
After all, Cheng Li has never had her parents worry about her.
Cheng Dingbo looked at Cheng Li helplessly and sighed: "I was showing off in the office two days ago. My daughter has never let me worry about her since she was a child. But in just two days, you are right in front of my father, bang "Two slaps."
What Cheng Dingbo said made Cheng Li feel extremely guilty.
She curled her lips and looked at Cheng Dingbo, crying slightly: "I'm sorry, Dad."
"Okay, okay," Cheng Dingbo saw tears shining in her eyes and quickly wiped her with a tissue.
Cheng Dingbo said while wiping: "I thought you were my dad's fur jacket, but suddenly there was such a big hole in my jacket. I felt really uncomfortable."
Cheng Li was about to cry, but she was so upset by these words . Neither up nor down.
Rong Qi arrived faster than Cheng Li imagined.
It took about half an hour, but Cheng Li hadn't finished eating her wontons yet, so Cheng Dingbo ordered a bowl of wontons for all three of them.
Hearing the sound of the doorbell, the family of three looked at each other.
Finally Cheng Li stood up and walked over to open the door.
She looked at Rong Qi in front of her. He was wearing a long black windbreaker, unbuttoned, and the belts on both sides of his waist were casually scattered around his waist. The breeze from the corridor blew through, causing the hem of his windbreaker to sway slightly.
Even with such a dusty appearance, the Rong Qi in front of him still had the air of being handsome and handsome.
His hair probably hadn't been cut for a while, it was a little long and messy covering his forehead.
They looked at each other, but Rong Qi still couldn't help it and raised his hand to rub her long hair.
"It's okay." He said softly.
Cheng Li turned around and went to get him the guest's slippers.
When he changed his shoes and came in, Ling Shuanghua and Cheng Dingbo had already sat on the sofa.
"Teacher Ling, Uncle Cheng," Rong Qi thought about it again and again and decided to call him this name for the time being.
When Ling Shuanghua saw Rong Qi again at this moment, she felt complicated emotions in her heart.
Do you want to say that Rong Qi is excellent?
That is recognized.
But if she asked him to be her son-in-law, Ling Shuanghua really never thought about it.
If a person like Rong Qi is too good, he will invisibly put pressure on those around him.
Can Cheng Li really be suitable for him?
Will the two of them really not regret their marriage in such a hasty time?
Parents always have so many issues to consider.
"Rong Qi, if I were only interested in money, then I would happily accept you as my son-in-law today. But just because I am not, I cannot easily accept your impulsive and reckless behavior today. "Ling Shuanghua looked at him and said directly.
Rong Qi: "Teacher Ling, I know you are not such a person. And the matter between Cheng Li and I definitely does not involve any financial matters."
He said seriously and sincerely: "I know that our marriage was indeed hasty. "But please believe that when I made this decision, it was definitely not just out of impulse."
"So, why did you marry Cheng Li?" Ling Shuanghua asked.
Rong Qi was silent.
After a moment, he looked at Cheng Li and said in a very soft voice, "Because I like Cheng Li, and I have liked her since high school."
Cheng Li blinked, as if she couldn't believe what she heard.
Until Ling Shuanghua shouted angrily: "That's enough. Have you guys agreed to use this reason to fool us? Fortunately, I thought before that you could at least have a more mature mind than Cheng Li. But now it seems that it doesn't matter. That's easy to say."
Seeing Ling Shuanghua's face getting worse and worse, Cheng Dingbo quickly supported her.
"Okay, I can't say anything today. Cheng Li, please take him away first and let your mother rest. She has been angry all morning."
Rong Qi was a little stunned. He didn't understand what he was doing. What's wrong with the sentence?
In the end, Cheng Li could only pull him away first.
The two of them walked downstairs. Cheng Li saw that he hadn't come back to his senses yet and sighed: "This is a bad excuse."
"What?" Rong Qi looked at her in shock.
Cheng Li said: "It means you have liked me since high school. Because my mother asked me just now why I married you, and I said the same thing. We both found the same excuse."
She said, slightly He shrugged, his face full of helplessness.
"She probably thought that we had agreed upon an excuse to lie to her, just like when you came to my house before and we pretended to be unfamiliar with each other. But today she looked at our marriage certificate and found that we had already received the certificate at that time."
"She must feel now that everything we say is lying to her."
Rong Qi felt as if fate had played a ridiculous joke on him.
The breeze blew by, and Rong Qi stood there.
At this moment, only the wind could hear the voice in his heart.
Yours is an excuse.
But me.
I really like you.