Chapter 162 Intertwined
Huang Linjiang is a very enthusiastic person.
This was Lu Yao's first feeling after everyone met.
While chatting, he had a lot of people's phone numbers on his phone, and he made an agreement to hang out together when they arrived in the Magic City.
However, after learning that Lu Yao was going back to his hometown this afternoon, these people were still very sorry. They said that they originally wanted to take Lu Yao to try the specialties of Henan Province, such as spicy soup and Xiaoji braised noodles.
Then, because it was cold, Lu Yao invited them to go to his brother-in-law's house first.
Jin Pengfei watched a group of people enter the room and glanced at Lu Yao subconsciously, feeling awe-inspiring.
But... no matter what, everything about the wedding unfolded smoothly.
At early 9 o'clock, the motorcade set off to pick up the bride.
Lu Yao took Huang Linjiang's car.
As soon as he got in the car, Hu Li called.
Lu Yao's mouth twitched...
After being connected, he said:
"Hey, Sister Li."
"Hehe...ah? Is there someone next to you?"
"Yes... why are you calling me at this time? It's almost 2 o'clock over there, right?"
"Well, I just came out of the nightclub with my friends... Oh yes, you went back to your hometown, right? Have you arrived?"
When Lu Yao heard this tone, he knew that she had drunk too much.
Speechlessly asked:
"Drink too much? Are you talking nonsense?"
"Uh...hahahaha, it's a bit much. I haven't seen a few of my college classmates for a long time, so I drank a little too much. Then let me tell you, I will stay at my classmate's house tonight. Just what I told you last time The one I mentioned, her mother is Jazz Elena..."
"Well, okay, I'm getting married here."
"Are you coming to marry me... Oh yes, hahaha, pretend I didn't say it, brother Lu Yao, you have fun, hahahaha..."
Toot.
The phone hangs up.
Lu Yao was speechless, thinking that he was really drunk.
As a result, Huang Linjiang, who was driving over there, asked:
"Brother Lu, the person you call Sister Li... is Sister Hu Li?"
"Yes, you know him too?"
"This... haha, I've seen it before, but I'm not familiar with it."
When he said this, he smiled a little awkwardly.
"It's okay. When you come to Magic City, I will introduce you to you. Sister Li is a very nice person."
"Brother Lu is familiar with her?"
Lu Yao thought to himself, "How can I not be familiar with it?"
She knows my strengths and weaknesses and I know her depths.
"Yeah."
"Haha, that's it..."
Huang Linjiang felt a chill in his heart...
Apart from Brother Chen, this was the second person he knew who was so familiar with Hu Li.
Hu Li's temper is notoriously difficult to deal with.
This person... is not simple.
……
"Do you know whose car this is?"
Sitting in the Rolls-Royce, Jin Pengfei whispered to his wife.
After all, there is a driver behind the wheel, so an aboveboard cricket is definitely not suitable.
"?"
Looking at his wife's doubtful eyes, he leaned into her ear again:
"The Rolls-Royce of the CEO of Jianye. His license plate number is famous even in our traffic police team..."
"Uh..."
Han Xiaowen was confused for a moment.
To be honest, she just felt that the sports car in front of the convoy was racing behind, and she was sitting in the middle. It felt so beautiful.
But I never thought there was any story behind this car.
"The kid who drove the white Ferrari just now is also named Huang."
"..."
Looking at his surprised wife, he couldn't help but ask:
"What's going on with your little brother? He feels like he's not an ordinary person."
"...No, Lu Yao is just... quite ordinary."
Han Xiaowen shook her head:
"I just study well, nothing else. Didn't I tell you, uncle drives a trailer, and aunt works at the vehicle management office."
"..."
Jin Pengfei was speechless for a moment.
But... how could an ordinary person be so familiar with someone suspected of being Mr. Jianye?
No matter how you think about it, it’s impossible.
But...
This Rolls-Royce Phantom is so comfortable to sit on.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
……
Everything about the wedding went smoothly.
It's just that Lu Yao felt a little guilty for asking someone to get up early in the morning to pick up the bride. As a result, Huang Linjiang left without even eating.
And they pushed back many red envelopes brought by Han Jun. While confiscating a penny, one person returned a thousand yuan in red envelopes.
Lu Yao's face was instantly filled up.
He was very grateful.
But I can only send messages to the other party. When the other party comes to Shanghai, everyone must get together.
Looking at his sister and brother-in-law hugging and kissing on the stage, he unconsciously clapped and thought about it.
Soon, the luncheon where the newlyweds tied the knot came to an end.
Lu Yao and Lu Yuanshan took the bus back to his hometown in Kaifeng with the relatives who were picked up from their hometown.
Kaifeng is very close to Zhengzhou. Although his home is a village on the outskirts of Kaifeng, it is not far away.
After arriving home for more than an hour, relatives at home were busy exchanging greetings.
The house in his hometown was also cleaned up by Lu Yao's second uncle.
Looking at the old man sitting in the yard basking in the warmth, he shouted:
"Grandpa."
"Eh."
The old man who almost lost all his teeth was smiling happily.
Although this grandson has not been around since he was a child, the closeness connected by blood comes from instinct.
There is nothing special about the old man who has been facing the earth and his back to the sky all his life. The way to express his emotions is just to take out a red envelope that he has prepared for a long time.
There were two hundred dollars inside.
For new year's money in rural areas, this is already top-notch treatment.
Lu Yao happily accepted it, and then helped his father unpack all the luggage in the house.
Sitting in his hometown, the countryside, which was colder than the Magic City, feeling the smell of loess that hit his face, he took a deep breath.
Um.
Arrived home.
……
In Lu Yao's memory, he actually did not spend several New Year's Eve in his hometown.
It can even be said that he is closer to the people in his grandma's family than his grandma's family. After all, the people in his grandma's family have brought him up since he was a child.
But...maybe it's because of the age difference? This year, he clearly felt that the people here in Yu Province have become more friendly.
Especially for my aunt, when she returned to her parents' home in the second year of junior high school, she brought many gifts for her father, all of which could be transported back to the Magic City.
The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year. In the first few days of the new year, with nothing to do, he started playing mahjong.
When he was in Sichuan and Chongqing, he could play, but he was not addicted. But it was really boring back home, so I just set up a table with a few uncles and brothers, and worked there all day long.
For one yuan a handful, a day's gain or loss is only thirty or fifty yuan.
The elders played bigger, and they played a game called pie pushing, which was completely gambling.
Lu Yuanshan lost one or two thousand. Although he felt distressed, it was his relatives who called him, so he was embarrassed not to go. Fortunately, in the end, he just let it go and he could afford to lose one or two thousand. But when he was waiting for the bus on the day when he left home in Powu, he kept complaining to Lu Yao that his family members obviously didn't have much income, but they played a lot of cards. Bigger than one.
One of his old cousins lost a small amount of 10,000 yuan during the Chinese New Year, and he doesn’t know how he spent the New Year...
However, no matter what, this year has passed.
Soon, a Toyota Corolla arrived in front of the two of them.
The one who got off the car was Jin Pengfei.
"Uncle, Lu Yao."
He smiled and said hello:
"I'll take you to the airport."
Lu Yuanshan was stunned.
He quickly refused, which meant that he was welcome.
But Lu Yao wanted to laugh a little.
There is no other reason. What kind of parting love can make a person who lives in Zhengzhou go all the way back to the village just to see off himself and his father.
Others don't know, but he can probably guess it.
Finally, with Jin Pengfei's enthusiasm, Corolla sent the father and son to the airport. After agreeing to visit the Magic City when they had time, the father and son boarded the plane back east.
Then, at around 4 p.m., the two of them received Chen Aihua, who was carrying large and small bags.
In her words, Lu Qing bought these things with the money she earned from working.
I bought a wallet for my dad and a coat for my mom.
By the way, I bought two ties for my brother.
Ever since she learned that her brother started wearing suits, she had been thinking about him.
When asked about Lu Qing's situation, although he had already mentioned it on the phone, after the family got together, Chen Aihua still said with some joy:
"It's good there. The job Lu Qing found was very easy. He was recording the number of trucks transporting goods at the dock every day. The trucks would hand over the orders for them to sign, and they would stamp them when they left. It was a very easy job. , earning 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month is great...Yaoyao, mom bought a bottle of French perfume, it’s quite expensive, please give it to Mr. Xu later.”
"Okay."
Lu Yao responded directly.
"Our family has really met a noble person."
Ms. Chen looked sad and sighing.
And Lu Yao heard this... Lu Qing probably didn't tell her about Wu Nan.
Tsk.
Dog things can be hidden deep enough.
But... no matter what, my sister's condition is stable, and the family is relieved.
After returning home, Ms. Chen took her husband and started talking about their experiences abroad.
For example, Paris stinks, and I don’t know where the stench comes from.
Smoky.
Lu Yao thought to himself, Mom, what you smell may be the smell of hemp leaves.
Another example is that the seafood in Nice is delicious and cheap.
A crab that big only costs a few euros...
Then it’s time to show off her French.
Something like "stupid pig" or "Salu".
In short, Ms. Chen, who went abroad for the first time in her life, seemed to have gained a lot.
Listening to this, Lu Yuanshan's eyes were full of regrets, and he said he would do it by himself next time.
The family returned home talking and laughing. As the dinner ended, the Lao Lu family returned to peace.
And Lu Yao also took advantage of these few days to make demos of several songs.
"Flowers", "Chasing Dreams", "Guo Yuanchao", "Rebellious Youth", "Anheqiao", "Know Me" and after much consideration, the last one is not so rock and roll, but more like a folk song "Fairy Tale Town".
For the song "Once Upon a Time", he planned to let the monitor sing it solo.
After all, she sings quite nicely.
Anyway, they are all copied. One song is never too few, and seven is never too many.
After recording the demo using his home microphone and guitar, he sent it all to Wu Mengqi.
Then...
Wu Mengqi exploded.
About an hour later, he called Lu Yao's phone number.
First sentence:
"Lu Yao, did you write these yourself?"
"Uh, yes, Teacher Wu, do you have any questions?"
Hearing his rhetorical question, Wu Mengqi, who felt like he had found a treasure, said directly:
"No! There is no problem! Hahahaha! Good, good! Good!"
He really hadn't heard a demo of this quality in a long time.
Even if it’s just a guitar.
Even if it’s just a demo. But...
Every song!
Every song in this demo has a distinct and unique style. Whether it's the melody, the lyrics, or the attitude between the lines...
This kid is a musical genius!
Found a treasure.
I really found a treasure!
Even if...these kids aren't going to sign.
But it's precisely because of this, precisely because of this unique self-awareness, that you can write such talented lyrics, isn't it?
This kid... is a genius!
He has a hunch that this album will definitely become a best-seller this year!
Because the quality of every song is so high quality.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
In today's weak music scene, it's like an atomic bomb!
And now...this atomic bomb will be born through his own hands...
To say I'm not excited would be a lie.
So, without hesitation, he decided to spare the first half of this year for these seven songs.
I really... can't wait!
As for Wu Mengqi's excitement, Lu Yao actually thought it was okay.
After all, these songs are also very popular later on.
Moreover, he felt that Wu Mengqi was quite righteous.
A gold-medal producer doesn't take any money yet, but he helps them produce albums out of pure appreciation, which is really a bit of a "gentleman".
He was also very grateful.
It's just...faced with the invitation he sent to all the band members to gather for recording, Lu Yao refused without hesitation.
Are you kidding...it's already the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.
Tomorrow he will board a plane to London, how can he go to record...
No matter what happens, let's wait until after Valentine's Day.
……
On New Year's Day, that is, on the morning of the 13th, Lu Yao picked up his suitcase and said to his parents:
"Dad, take the money, I'm going to Shonan."
"...Why go to Shonan?"
Lu Yuanshan was a little confused.
"Go and record. The demos of my few songs were too rough, so Teacher Wu asked us to go to his studio to record."
In the past few days, Lao Lu, who had seen his son playing the guitar every day, nodded immediately:
"Okay, how much do you want?"
"...Ten thousand, okay? You won't be able to use it all. I'll give you the rest."
"Okay!"
Lao Lu, who was particularly tolerant when it came to money, walked to Lu Yao's computer with a USB shield without saying a word and transferred 10,000 yuan to it.
"How many days will we have to leave?"
"I guess it will take two or three days. Teacher Wu has just resumed work, so he is probably quite busy."
Lu Yuanshan immediately expressed his understanding.
He checked this person's information and found that he was Zhang Liangying's music producer, and he was indeed very good.
And with Lu Yao's money in hand, he felt at ease.
In fact, he still had a girlfriend's credit card in his wallet...but he didn't use it.
Although our old way is to eat hard food, we can at least maintain our spiritual "independence and freedom".
Well, on this point, ordinary pretty boys can't compare to him.
With food in hand and no panic in his heart, he dragged his suitcase and walked out of the house.
He seemed to have no intention of going abroad at all. It was this attitude that made Lu Yuanshan think nothing of it. Even when Ms. Chen came back in the evening, she saw that her son was nowhere to be seen. After asking about it, she learned that he was going to record. I didn’t ask any more questions.
And Lu Yao had already boarded a plane to England early.
……
London, he had been there.
Been there twice.
One time was with my mentor in 2016, and the other time was to participate in the high-tech talent exchange meeting between China, Britain and France.
Sitting on the plane, he looked at the hazy London below, and he was actually quite emotional.
Because since joining the institute, he can no longer go abroad at will. This sense of freedom of being able to walk away is really refreshing.
Um.
I don’t know how a woman would feel after receiving a surprise from him.
While he was thinking about it, he pushed away the sleeping head of the foreign guy next to him.
His girlfriend has had very little contact with him in the past two days, especially from yesterday to now. Every time she contacts him, she is either busy or spending time with her family.
To be fair...you should be free on Valentine's Day, right?
Not to mention wrapping myself up with gifts...but at least there should be time for a meal.
He knew that his girlfriend had to take care of his grandma, so he didn't have too many extravagant demands on his time.
Hmm.
How to contact her?
He thought and checked the time on his phone.
He hasn't changed the time zone yet, and the time displayed on his phone is 23:17 pm.
The time here in London is around 3pm.
But...according to the East Eighth District, there are still 43 minutes until February 14th.
He adjusted his sitting position.
After twelve hours of traveling, the economy class of international flights is wider than that of domestic airlines, but it is also limited.
Sitting is really no different from going to jail.
He was also a little tired.
Fortunately, the plane arrived safely.
Amidst the tense feeling of instinctively clasping the toes, the plane landed safely.
An English broadcast sounded, broadcasting London's ground temperature, weather, etc.
And Lu Yao finally exited the airplane mode of his mobile phone.
But who would have imagined... As soon as he exited airplane mode, his phone was like exploding, dinging and dinging.
The first is the incoming call reminder.
Lu Yao opened it instinctively and saw more than seventy missed calls.
There are Xu Ruochen and Xu Ruochu, but Hu Li is the most popular.
Then there are text messages.
Xu Ruochen:
"Where are you?"
"Why don't you answer the phone?"
"Damn it, Sister Li is going to explode."
"I took two fucking punches for you."
"You scumbag."
"It's over. You are dead. Sister Li is going to sink you into the Huangpu River."
"She was about to cry."
"...You told your parents that you went to Shonan?"
"Where are you?"
"Where are you?"
? ? ? ?
Lu Yao was stunned.
Instinctively, I clicked on Xu Ruochu’s text message:
"Where are you?"
"Where in Shonan?"
"Where are the people?"
"Reply message after seeing it."
No...
You wait...
He was a little confused and clicked on his girlfriend's more than 140 messages...
"Hehe, baby, I prepared a Valentine's Day gift for you."
"You go home now, the things have been delivered."
"?Why is your phone turned off?"
"?"
"Where are the people?"
"Why can't I get through on the phone?"
Just as he saw these messages, suddenly, a call came over.
It belongs to Hu Li.
"..."
Lu Yao answered the phone in confusion:
"Hello."
"Where are you! Lu Yao! Talk! Where the hell are you! I've been looking for you all day, do you know! Where are you!! Wuwuwu... I can't find you... Wuwuwuwu... ”
The girlfriend's roar gradually turned into tears.
Lu Yao was also confused and asked subconsciously:
"You...where are you?"
"I'm at home! Wuwuwuwu..."
"...Demon City!?"
"Yes! Where are you! Tell me where you are!!!!"
Her voice turned gritty.
But I immediately heard what my boyfriend said:
"I'm in London."
"...Where?"
Hu Li was stunned.
"...London, Heathrow Airport."
"..."
"..."
Hu Li was stunned.
Lu Yao was also confused.
Holding the phone, he looked at the taxiing plane outside the window and asked blankly:
"Are you...really in the Magic City?"
"...Why are you going to London?"
The two asked almost at the same time.
The same answer at the same time:
"I'm really in the magic city."
"...I'm here to spend Valentine's Day with you."
"..."
"..."
After a while.
Hu Li saw the photo sent by Lu Yao at the airport.
Two sheets.
One is a selfie of him with a confused face.
Another photo of Heathrow Airport.
"..."
Her grievance, speechlessness, and anger turned into a ridiculous wry smile.
Sitting on the sofa blankly, looking at the red ribbon that I carefully prepared...
Completely lost the ability to speak.
"Haha..."
She gave a wry smile.
Originally, I wanted to give you a surprise.
The result...
We want to go together.
This Valentine’s Day…
It's so "good"...
(End of chapter)