Chapter 62 Liu Hongmin's Past
"You just know how to play!"
Father Liu glared at his youngest son and wished he could jump down and beat him up right now.
Zou Shifang quickly said, "Uncle, my brother is still in elementary school, right? He is at the age of playing, it is normal. We only knew how to play at that time, we will be fine when he goes to middle school."
"Ha!" Father Liu sneered, "There is no such thing as going to school in our family."
"That's not right!" Zou Shifang asked in confusion, "Didn't Hongmin get into university?"
Father Liu glanced at Liu Hongmin with an inexplicable look, "He was just pissed off by someone."
"Angry?"
Everyone became curious and quickly asked, "Uncle, tell me what's going on."
Liu Hongmin stopped immediately and said, "What are you talking about? Go back quickly. If you go back late, you won't be able to eat."
Everyone shut up instantly, but their eyes were still darting around. It was obvious that they had been aroused by Liu's father's curiosity, and they would be anxious if they didn't ask for the truth.
But with Liu Hongmin around, they couldn't ask. They glanced at each other and sped up immediately.
Liu Hongmin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. These people were all top talents, and he was really afraid that someone would guess that he was a time traveler.
After more than half an hour, they returned to the Shichahai courtyard. As soon as they entered, Father and Mother Liu were stunned when they saw such a large courtyard.
"Boss, is this the yard you bought?"
Liu Hongmin nodded, "Yes, it's here."
"How much does this cost?" Father Liu asked in amazement, "It's bigger than our yard."
“Not much money!”
Liu Hongmin didn't dare to tell the truth. Not counting the things in the basement, this yard alone cost nearly 100,000 yuan. If Liu's father knew, he would definitely pull out his belt and hunt him down.
"They're back!"
When the people in the house heard the noise, they immediately rushed out to greet them.
When Liu's mother saw such a large group of people, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak, "Why... why are there so... many people?"
Father Liu was also stunned, but his fatherly dignity made him react quickly, "Are you all friends of the boss?"
"Hello, uncle and aunt!"
Everyone greeted in unison, then took their places at the door, saying in unison, "Come in, it's cold outside."
"Yes, we are all friends of Liu Hongmin."
"Uncle and aunt, are you tired from the journey?"
Liu's mother didn't know who to answer, so she could only keep saying yes. Liu's father was very good at talking, "It's not cold, it's not tiring, it's not a long way!"
The two children held Liu Hongmin's hands tightly. Seeing so many strangers made them feel uneasy. Wang Xiaoping came over with a few girls, "Hongmin, is this Hongjun and Hongying?"
Liu Hongmin nodded, and then said to his brothers and sisters, "This is Sister Xiaoping, follow her, she will take care of you."
Liu Hongyan nodded timidly and held Wang Xiaoping's hand obediently. Liu Hongjun, the naughty monkey, looked much more obedient, but his eyes were darting around, and he was obviously curious about everything here.
In this way, the family was escorted into the house.
Because there were too many people, the round table couldn't accommodate so many people. Wang Xiaoping and her friends took out two antique desks and used them as dining tables temporarily. Even so, there were still people who couldn't eat at the table, so the boys moved some cardboard boxes and set up a temporary dining table in the corner.
Zou Shifang and others gave Liu's father the seat of honor. Originally, Liu's mother was also invited to sit there, but she disagreed and chose to sit at the table with the girls to take care of the two little ones.
Looking at the boys in the corner, Liu's mother said, "Why don't we let them sit at this table? Let's eat over there."
Wang Xiaoping held her back and said, "Aunt, don't worry about them. They are used to it."
Every weekend, a lot of people would eat at the courtyard, but there would always be someone who couldn't get a seat at the table. These people knew the value of the antique desk, and were afraid that they wouldn't be able to afford the compensation if they broke it, so they would set up a temporary table and take turns eating in the corner. Today, Liu's father and mother came, so Wang Xiaoping dared to vacate the antique desk for the girls to sit. But she didn't expect that there were too many people today, and some people still couldn't get a seat at the table.
In addition to the classical literature major, Liu Hongmin also had good relationships with students majoring in literature and journalism, such as Chen Jiangong, Liu Zhenyun, Ye Junyuan, Huang Peijia, Liu Zida, He Ping, Wang Gengnian, and Yang Yingming. During his two and a half years at Peking University, Liu Hongmin made many friends.
If Liu Hongmin hadn't kept it a secret, many people from the History Department would have come. At that time, this room would be full, and we would have to put tables in other rooms.
There was a sumptuous feast on the round table. Father Liu's eyes flickered. This table of food must have cost dozens of dollars!
Zou Shifang poured Liu's father a glass of wine. After two glasses of wine, Liu's father no longer had any thoughts about money. Zou Shifang kept talking to Liu's father. Seeing that the atmosphere was getting close, he finally asked the question he had always wanted to ask: "Uncle, just now on the way here, you said that Hongmin was angry about applying to Beijing University?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone instantly became interested. Everyone has a gossipy heart.
"No way? Hongmin is very generous. What could make him so angry that he would want to go to college?"
Hearing everyone's doubts, Father Liu got drunk and said, "He has a bad temper——"
"Dad!" Liu Hongmin spoke quickly, trying to stop his father.
Father Liu turned around and glared at him, "Why can't we talk about this? They can do this, and why don't we let people talk about it?"
Liu Hongmin was helpless. Is this what he was afraid of?
"Just after the Chinese New Year, the eldest wanted to join the army. But the head of our village refused to sign for the eldest. Not long after, his nephew joined the army. That kid is not good at anything and can only flatter people. How can he be a soldier? The eldest is a hundred times better than him."
Father Liu continued to talk, "After hearing about this, the eldest son fainted from anger. After waking up, he studied hard and said he wanted to take the college entrance examination. His mother and I thought he was still angry, so we didn't stop him. Unexpectedly, he really succeeded and was admitted to Peking University. After he got the admission letter, the leader of our village came to congratulate him, and I wanted to kick him out at that time..."
Everyone didn't expect that Liu Hongmin had such an experience. They couldn't help but feel lucky that Liu Hongmin was not sent to the army, otherwise the cultural world might have lost a great writer.
Liu Hongmin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt at ease.
Although he knew what happened before he crossed over, many of his memories were blurred when his souls merged. After all, the capacity of the human brain is limited. If Liu Hongmin could remember the later movies and TV series clearly, he would have to sacrifice something.
And the memories before the time travel are the victims.
(End of this chapter)
