Your father nodded, then placed the briefcase in the sa spot it had occupied for over a decade, and quietly sat down to read the newspaper.
At this mont, Li Qiyi suddenly smiled without saying a word and went into the kitchen.
Soon, the voice of your mother ca from the kitchen: "Daughter, what are you laughing at?"
"Mom, do you know what Dad is doing now?" Since the kitchen door faced the entryway and couldn’t see the living room, your mother naturally didn’t know. Li Qiyi prompted, "Dad is reading the newspaper."
"Reading the newspaper? Hah! Let him pretend, he probably doesn’t even know he’s holding the newspaper upside down at the mont." Your mother responded with a sneer.
Li Qiyi imdiately replied, "Mom, you really are sothing else!"
"Nonsense, in this house, if there’s any stink, I can tell who’s farted just by the sll."
After that, the family reunited after six years and gathered at their own dining table again.
"Old Li, you’re not allowed to drink today!"
Seeing your father reach for his homade goji berry wine, your mother quickly snatched the bottle away.
"Just one sip."
"Not even half a sip. I know you’re happy today, but once you get happy, you get carried away. What if you get drunk!"
In this cycle, your father has a history of illness, and the doctor has strictly advised against drinking alcohol.
Seeing your mother’s firm stance, your father gave up, and at this mont, you also served him a bowl of chicken soup: "Dad, you should have this instead."
Your father nodded and drank the chicken soup in one gulp.
"Speak." Your mother spoke up.
At this mont, the entire family’s eyes were fixed on you. You knew the family tribunal was about to begin.
You scratched the back of your head and said with a silly smile: "Mom, well, how have you been lately?"
"How? Your real mother here is only forty-six, in the pri of life!" Your mother slamd the table, causing a lot of chicken soup to spill over, and demanded, "Tell ! Where have you been these six years? Why not even a phone call or a letter!"
You hung your head slightly, not daring to speak for a mont.
"Li Muyun! You sure are carefree, running away from ho at twelve and disappearing for six years. There’s still a missing person notice at the police station! For six years, your sister and I go there every week, all just to look for you, you heartless bastard!"
Li Qiyi hurriedly whispered: "Mom, you’re cursing yourself."
"Mom, don’t be angry. I, I know I was wrong."
"Then tell , where have you been all these years!?"
You had never seen your mother so hysterical. When you were young, although your mother often scolded and hit you, it was just for show and never really hurt you. Now you knew your mother was venting all the emotions she had pent up over the years.
Li Qiyi gently patted your mother’s back and chid in: "Little Yun, hurry and say sothing, don’t make mom so angry."
Taking a slow breath, you scratched your head again and softly said: "Um, Mom, Dad, let the past be the past. I won’t go against your wishes anymore. From now on, no matter what it is, as long as it makes you happy, I’ll do it without hesitation!"
It was obvious you didn’t want to ntion the six years you disappeared. Your mother and father exchanged looks; you were their child, and even after six years apart, they knew your nature well. Even though they desperately wanted to know what happened during those years, as a mother, your mother latched onto your last words.
"Do you an what you just said?"
In this cycle, your character was also a bit different. You were rebellious and unruly from a young age, capable of anything outrageous, which constantly worried your mother. Though you seed calm now, your mother knew once you were stubborn, no one could persuade you; hence, she seized this opportunity.
"Mom, don’t worry, I’ll definitely be obedient from now on!"
"Good!" With another slap on the table, your mother, like a general determined to conquer the world, resolutely declared to you, "I don’t care where you were or what you did all those years, that’s all in the past. Now, I want you to be a normal person. Tomorrow, have your father arrange for you to go back to school and start classes imdiately, and take the college entrance exam next year!"
"Ah?"
Going back to take the college entrance exam? I wonder if the exam papers are the sa as before.
"What ’ah’!?"
Your mother’s eyes widened like copper bells. You imdiately backed down, half lowering your head, and sighed: "Alright, I will resolutely comply with the party’s command and obey the leadership’s arrangents."
"Humph! Don’t just say it, an it. I’m telling you, to make up for the harm you’ve caused this family over the past six years, you’d better reform yourself completely and be a good person. If you dare do anything outrageous again, be careful about your eggs!"
You subconsciously clenched your legs and swallowed hard.
The dishes were light but filled with warmth, and it was precisely this taste unique in the world that filled your heart with affection.
To prevent your parents from bringing up those missing six years, you deliberately changed the subject and talked about past fun tis, allowing the family to enjoy a harmonious mont.
After dinner, you and Sister Li Qiyi strolled slowly in the small park under your ho’s complex.
Both of you walked very slowly, as if lingering over sothing, but ti waits for no one. When you looked up, the golden sunset was already wedged between the tall buildings, and in a short while, night would fall.
Under the golden glow, Li Qiyi suddenly looked up, breaking the deliberate silence between you two: "Little Yun, have you been well these years?"
You habitually pursed your lips and flashed a sunlight-like bright smile at your sister: "Sis, no matter what happened in the past, I’m back. And I will fulfill my promise; from now on, I will always be by your side, to protect you."
With a slight start, a charming smile spread across Li Qiyi’s delicate face, and she habitually reached up to pat your shoulder, which was already taller than her height, and said in a tender voice: "Alright, from now on, you’re the flower protector for your sister."
Just as you were about to speak, a slightly hurried footstep ca from behind. When you turned around, a well-dressed, greasy-faced young man holding a large bouquet of golden roses suddenly knelt on one knee and loudly professed his love to Li Qiyi: "Little Yun, I love you, marry !"
What happened next shocked you. Just as you were about to turn to Li Qiyi to ask what was happening, you noticed Li Qiyi’s deanor change from her earlier tender expression to an icy, proud posture. She walked up to the young man, snatched the valuable bouquet from his hands, and, in front of you and the others around you, threw the bouquet to the ground. Wearing high heels and black stockings, she stepped on the bouquet and ground it underfoot, coldly shouting, "Scram!"
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