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"Cao Xiaolian."

His voice was like midnight red wine, fragrant and strong, causing her to be a bit mesmerized.

"Huh?"

"I …"

Before Li YuGeng could finish, he suddenly heard a voice, "Xiao Lian, it's already so late, why aren't you shouting?"

Her voice was like a thunderclap, instantly awakening her.

"AHH!" "I'm going to sleep now. Xiao Xia just called."

Li YuGeng heard this and then heard a busy signal.

After a long while, he finally reacted and Cao Xiaolian hung up the phone.

He couldn't help but be stunned. She just left like that?

Only after a long time had passed did he finally accept this fact. It was hard to say what he felt in his heart, but he was somewhat disappointed and gratified. He put on his slippers and went upstairs. After returning to his room, he lay down on his bed.

What would he say if she didn't interrupt him?

Will they confess?

If he had to blame anyone, he could only blame himself for underestimating her influence on him. He actually couldn't help but want to tell her about his intentions.

The night was too good, the atmosphere was too charming, and it was also the girl that he still yearned for. It was no wonder that he would lose his composure.

Now that he had regained his rationality, Li YuGeng felt that it was time to make some plans for the future.

Cao Xiaolian was flustered, she looked at her eldest daughter doubtfully, "Xia Xia, why are you calling me so late?"

He looked at the clock on the wall. It was already half past eleven.

"There's nothing special today." Cao Xiaolian laughed dryly. She was afraid that her mother would think too much, so she went over and hugged her mother. "Mom, it's good to have the sunset over there. I told you not to worry."

"She's in the army. She's very safe. I'm not worried at all." Mother Cao saw her daughter's expression. She was also from the past, what else could she not understand?

His daughter was seventeen years old after the new year, so it was a bit too early for them to start a relationship, but he didn't have the ability. His daughter was seventeen years old after the new year, so it was a bit early for them to start a relationship.

"Xiao Lian, tell mom, do you have someone you like?"

"Nope." She decisively replied, "Mom, what are you thinking about?"

"Mom isn't that kind of old scholar. If you really meet someone suitable, then Mom will definitely agree." Mother Cao was afraid that her daughter would not tell her, "Are you talking to Little Lin about friends?"

"Huh?"

Cao Xiaolian was dumbfounded as she stared at her mother.

Mother Cao thought she guessed right, and laughed: "That child Xiao Lin, I think he is pretty good too, although his family background is a bit complicated, and it seems like he is not part of a good family. But as long as he was truly nice to you, Mom wouldn't object. Besides, my lady isn't inferior either. "

Only then did Cao Xiaolian realize who her mother was referring to. She was both angry and amused, "Mom, why are you making such a mess? I have nothing to do with Lin Mubai. Don't spout nonsense. It's not good for others to hear about it."

"Really? "Don't lie to me." Mother Cao felt that the two of them must be a little tired of each other, "It doesn't matter, he can give you an investment? "And you came to the provincial capital with me? Why would ordinary people do such a thing?"

He had the look of someone who knows you can't lie to me.

"Mom!" Cao Xiaolian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "I really don't have anything to do with him. He invested for me because this project of mine is indeed profitable and not a waste of time. Look at you, did you forget why you got sick? It's really our conscience that we did not let him take responsibility. It's also only right that we go and see you. "

Hearing Cao Xiaoling's explanation, Mother Cao was also confused. "You two, are you really alright?"

"It's true. It's even more real than pearls." Cao Xiaolian put her hands on her hips and swore, "Mom, I swear!"

"What are you swearing for?" Old Cao's mother took this very seriously and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

"Mom, I'm still young. What, you just want to marry me off?"

"Yes." Mother Cao purposely said, "You might as well choose a reliable one now as you are going to be seeing things when you start the factory."

"No no, I want to stay by your side." She hugged Mother Cao like a puppy and said, "I'll stay with my mother. I'm relying on you, so I won't go anywhere."

Although it was a misunderstanding, his daughter was still acting coquettishly. Mother Cao was very happy and deliberately put on a face of contempt, "Why aren't you going to call someone? Even if the factory was going on holiday, it couldn't be like this. I'll wake you up tomorrow morning. "

"Alright!" Cao Xiaolian saluted and stuck out her tongue, saying playfully, "Then I'll go to sleep."

"Go."

Cao Xiaolian went back to her room and closed the door. The lights went out, but she kept tossing and turning.

What was he talking about with his last sentence?

However, when he thought of how he had lost his soul just now, his face couldn't help but feel a bit hot. He was already forty years old, but he was actually tricked by a little kid who wasn't even twenty years old?

It must be because she had too much free time during the holidays, Cao Xiaolan thought. She would be fine when she went to work on the seventh day of the new year. She had to get busy and stop thinking about all these random things.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On the morning of the first day of the new year, Mother Cao, who had always been thrifty, changed into new clothes for the new year.

Cao Xiaolian had also changed into a pink down jacket. Now that they had no relatives, the mother and daughter pair decided to watch TV at home and enjoy a leisurely holiday.

Just as he finished his breakfast, he heard someone knocking on his door.

"He's coming." Cao Xiao Lian replied and asked, "Who is it? It can't be that Grandpa Li is here, right?"

"It's the new year, maybe he's here to pay his respects." Mother Cao was washing the dishes and called out to her daughter, "Go take a look."

Cao Xiaolian walked over and opened the door. She was dumbfounded.

"Why are you here?"

Huang Fang stood outside the door, wearing a short black down jacket, jeans and Nike sneakers. He was full of energy.

He grinned and took the things in his hands, "Student Cao Xiaolian, happy new year!"

Although Cao Xiaolian did not know why Huang Fang was here, she greeted him and walked in. Coincidentally, Mother Cao came out of the kitchen and took off her apron. When she saw Huang Fang, she was stunned, "Xiao Lian, this is?"

"Mom, this is a classmate of mine at night university, his name is Huang Fang."

"Hello, Auntie." Huang Fang immediately stood up and bowed to Old Madam Cao, "I'm Huang Fang, I work at the tax bureau, I'm Xiao Lian's classmate."

"Ah, take a seat." Mother Cao was very happy that there were so many rare guests at home, not to mention that it was her daughter's classmate who hurriedly served fruits and poured tea, making Huang Fang very restrained. She took one and he quickly stood up, looking very upright, just like a soldier.

"Alright, sit down." Cao Xiaolian could not bear to see that. She smiled and said, "Respect your elders, of course."

"So that means, if my mom sends you a red packet later, you'll have to kneel down and thank me."

Cao Xiaolian and Zhang Yu were quite talkative in the class. Ever since Huang Fang spoke ill of Zhang Yu last time, she rarely played with Zhang Yu in order to avoid suspicion. Instead, she came closer to Huang Fang.

"Don't, don't, don't. I'm already in my twenties, wouldn't it be shameful if I were to take more New Year's money?" Huang Fang quickly waved her hand, "Auntie, just give me an apple and it'll be fine. It'll be peaceful and peaceful, with a good meaning to it."

His mouth was sweet and he looked spirited. The more Old Mrs. Cao looked at him, the more she liked him. Unknowingly, they started to talk more and more.

Seeing that they were having an interesting conversation, Cao Xiaolian decided to go back to her work.

Huang Fang was talking to Mother Cao while keeping her eyes on Cao Xiaolan. She did not move her gaze away from her.

How could Mother Cao not see?

One family had a hundred women begging for it. Back then, when Xiao Lian was getting more and more beautiful, she already knew that this day would come. However, she had always wanted to find a farmer who could endure hardships, was able to work, and was good to her daughter.

He did not expect Cao Xiaolian to be so promising and now the people she met were getting better and better.

If she had met a young man from the tax bureau in the past, Mother Cao would have surely considered him, but now that she had become more knowledgeable and her daughter had made her stand, she said that she wanted to accompany her.

This little one was studying outside, and it would be fine even if she was older than a few more years. At the very least, this time, she was going to carefully inspect the man.

However, this young man was good-looking and had a likeable personality. Cao Ma felt that it would be better to be an ordinary friend and observe him.

How could Huang Fang have expected that her future mother-in-law would be so hard to deal with? He saw that his mother had a kind smile on her face and wished that he could pour out all the food in his stomach. If it wasn't for the fact that there wasn't enough space, he was prepared to personally flip around a few times to tease the old lady.

Cao Xiaolian was preparing to post the Spring Festival couplet, but when she heard her mother's hearty laughter, she couldn't help but come out and ask, "Whoa, what are you talking about? Why are you smiling like that?"

Mother Cao was so happy that her impression of this young man skyrocketed. She decided to help him: "Xiaofang is telling me some things about your school."

Look, in such a short time, he's called Xiaofang.

If it had been anyone else with the name Xiaofang, he would have been furious by now. Even at home, he wasn't happy when his mother called Fang Fang, but when Mother Cao called out, his heart was elated.

This is treating me like my own family!

Huang Fang felt good about herself, but Cao Xiaoling showed no mercy. "Huang Fang, are you talking bad about someone else again?"

Sometimes Cao Xiaolian felt that he was not a man. Like a woman, he always found things that others couldn't see.

For example, the last time the math teacher had lectured, he had said, "Students, look over here. I'm going to transform."

He was actually drawing a picture. Once he received it, he would grab hold of it and give it a nickname called the Transformer.

When they were not in contact with each other, just by looking at the other party's face, they thought that he was a cold-faced youngster.

Huang Fang's face instantly turned red, her gaze becoming uneasy. "No, no, I was just telling Auntie something else."

When Mother Cao saw this, how could she not understand that her daughter had a soft and delicate appearance, which made her look like she couldn't stop eating. Poor Xiaofang, ever since her daughter had gone through the experience of being a prince, she no longer had any interest in matters of the heart.

She did not intend to force her child. She liked Huang Fang, and that did not mean she was suitable for her daughter. In any case, she was still young, so she had to slowly pursue her daughter.

"Xiao Lian, be careful when you post the couplets. I heard downstairs that you accidentally fell off while standing on a chair yesterday."

Huang Fang quickly stood up, "Auntie, I can do that. You and Xiao Lian can watch TV at home."

As he said that, he reached for the Spring Festival Gala and the paste in Cao Xiaolian's hands.

"Then let's marry together." Cao Xiaolian did not give him anything and commanded, "Go, bring that chair over here."

"Sigh!" Huang Fang was so happy that she panicked. She quickly moved her chair and followed Cao Xiaolian to paste the Spring Festival Gala.