South of Chutian

Half a month later, Tang Heng met Fu Liling.

The mother and son were sitting opposite each other on the sofa in the old house. The house was very messy. It could be seen that Fu Liling was in a hurry when she was taken away for investigation.Her figure has lost a lot, but she still puts on makeup carefully, so she doesn't look haggard.

"Will they look for you again?" Tang Heng asked softly.

"Probably not." Fu Liling smiled, as if to comfort Tang Heng, "It's just that I've hurt my vitality this time, and the property left to you in the future will shrink."

Tang Heng didn't answer her, and asked again: "What about Tang Guomu?"

"He's finished this time. You don't know, do you?"

"what happened?"

"Mo Wen—that's your aunt—suddenly submitted a lot of evidence last week. She has been indifferent to everything on the surface these years, but she has actually paid attention to Tang Guomu."

Tang Heng suddenly remembered that when he was in Guizhou, Sun Jihao said that this is how your aunt stayed with your uncle.

It took Tang Heng a few minutes to digest the news, and then he felt mixed feelings: Should it be God's will?Because Sun Jihao told about Lu Yue, he and Li Yuechi returned to Wuhan to investigate Tian Xiaoqin's death; and the other victim, his aunt, actually forbeared and hibernated for more than 20 years... It seems like those who were hurt in the dark None of the women gave up their struggle, although the result of this struggle came too late, too late.

"You can go back to Macau, but we will definitely contact you later..." Fu Liling sighed softly, before she could finish speaking, two lines of tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

"Mom," Tang Heng took out a pack of papers from his pocket in a panic, "Don't cry."

"I'm fine, I'm fine..." Fu Liling wiped her tears and smiled with teardrops on her face, "I just can't imagine that one day our mother and son will become like this, so strange, like you don't recognize me anymore It seems. Tang Heng, you have really grown up... I always thought you were a child before, but now you are an adult, you have your own choice."

Tang Heng didn't stay in the old residence for too long, because Li Yuechi was still waiting for him to have dinner together.When leaving, Tang Heng took away the guitar left by his father.

It was the guitar that caused Li Yuechi to get a bottle of wine back then.

"Tang Heng," Fu Liling's voice seemed to be pleading, "When this matter is over, come to Shanghai to see mom."

Tang Heng was silent for a moment, opened his arms, and hugged her lightly.

"Well, I will go."

At this point, they can finally leave Wuhan.Tian Xiaohui had already been sent back to Hunan by Jiang Ya and An Yun. Tang Heng originally wanted to go to Hunan to pay homage to Tian Xiaoqin. Jiang Ya said that Tian Xiaohui still had a month to take the college entrance examination, so he should not disturb the children.

Tang Heng asked Jiang Ya: "When will you return to the United States?"

"Don't worry," Jiang Ya bought a pack of boiled edamame every day for fun when summer came, "I asked my tutor for two months' leave—hey, do you want to eat?"

Tang Heng pushed his edamame away: "What kind of mentor granted you two months' leave?"

"I haven't taken a vacation in the past few years, okay! I work in the laboratory when they celebrate Christmas!"

"when do you graduate?"

"Is it annoying—" Jiang Ya muttered, "If it goes well, it will be next spring."

He swallowed the edamame in his mouth, as if thinking of something: "Hey, how about I go to Macau with you to play for two days?"

"No," Tang Heng refused coldly, "I will be very busy when I go back."

"You are busy with your work, I will play by myself."

"There's nothing interesting in Macau."

"I can go to the casino, the money my father has sent me these past few years has nowhere to spend..."

Tang Heng said with a headache, "I really don't have time to entertain you, next time."

"Forget it," Jiang Ya rolled his eyes, "Let's go back to Guizhou with Yuechi. I didn't ask students from Guizhou University to help you last time. I went to treat them to dinner and climb the mountain by the way."

Li Yuechi said, "It's not convenient."

"Ah? What's the inconvenience?" Jiang Ya leaned over, imitating Tang Heng's tune, "Senior, I won't cause trouble."

Tang Heng said, "Get lost."

Jiang Ya snorted, "Why are you in a hurry, I'm not going to Macau!"

Li Yuechi stared at him and was silent for a few seconds: "I'm going to Macau."

Jiang Ya: "..."

An Yun sneered: "Why do you still like being a light bulb after all these years?"

"Okay, Tang Heng, I really misread you..."

"He really has to go to Macau with me." Tang Heng was so troubled by Jiang Ya that he had no choice but to tell the truth, "He can't go back to Guizhou now...the village won't let him go back."

About ten days ago, Li Yuechi received a call from the village committee.It turned out that during the time they left, Banxi Village had a new village head, and the reason was of course related to Sun Jihao's bribery.The new village head is a college student who just graduated, and he repeatedly assured Li Yuechi that his family would not be implicated, and hoped that Li Yuechi would return home after a while.

So Tang Heng made a phone call to Director Xu for the first time, and when he answered the first sentence, Director Xu asked a little tremblingly: "Little Tang...you...your mobile phone is not monitored, right?"

Tang Heng thought for a while: "Probably not."

"Little Tang, don't scare me."

"What's going on with you? How will Sun Jihao deal with it?"

"Oh, you have the nerve to ask me," Director Xu complained, "It took me two weeks just to write the situation statement!"

"and then?"

"For the matter of Sun Jihao, we still won lenient treatment for him. After all, this matter is disgraceful, and it would be ugly if it got bigger... Alas, it is easy to say in Macau, but it is troublesome in Guizhou! The leader of the Poverty Alleviation Office said, Be sure to investigate thoroughly, tell me..."

"No wonder."

"what?"

"There is a new village head in the village, let Li Yuechi go back later," Tang Heng paused, "I've already given him the Hong Kong and Macau Pass."

"Indeed, let's come back after the limelight!" Director Xu changed the subject, "Wait! What do you mean! You're coming back?!"

"Ah."

"Little Tang!!!"

"how?"

"Come back when you come back," Director Xu trembled, "Don't cause trouble, okay? I can't stand it at my age! You made a big splash in Wuhan, so when you return to Macau, keep a low profile..."

Tang Heng smiled calmly: "Don't worry."

So the matter was settled like this, Jiang Ya and An Yun stayed in Wuhan, and they would return to the United States after a while, while Tang Heng and Li Yuechi got on the plane to Macau.

The plane began to land slowly, and through the cabin glass, you could see the blue sea.Macau is almost always sunny.

Turning his gaze, Li Yuechi fell asleep, his eyelashes were pitch black.

Tang Heng raised his hand, and the palm hung above his eyes, covering him from the occasional sunlight that flashed in.

If it weren't for the humming of the plane and the frequent noises of children coming from behind, Tang Heng might have doubted the authenticity of this moment.He came to Macau alone after graduating from the UK with a Ph. D., and spent two years alone here, so even if he was dreaming, he never dreamed that Li Yuechi would appear in Macau.

In the dream, he and Li Yuechi always meet each other in the rainy Wuhan.

But Macau is not a place where it is rainy.This place is either blown by a typhoon, a violent storm, or a sunny day, and the sea breeze blows, which only makes one's mind empty, as if all worries have been forgotten.

So here is suitable for tourism, suitable for shopping until the head is hot, suitable for gambling until the money is gone.

Tang Heng once thought, what will life be like in the future?Probably like other mainland teachers who came to Macau to work, they taught for a few years, got a Macau hukou, bought a house with a loan, earned high wages, enjoyed high benefits, and traveled abroad during holidays.The only difference is that he will not find a mainlander to marry.

Maybe as long as the time is long enough, on this carefree island, everything can be forgotten and everything can be healed.

Tang Heng was still in a daze when his palm was suddenly grabbed.

Li Yuechi opened his eyes, pulled his palm closer, and kissed him quickly.

Luckily the next seat was empty.

Tang Heng's cheeks were slightly warm, and he whispered, "It's almost here."

"Well," Li Yuechi glanced out the window, "Is Macau very hot now?"

"Extremely hot."

"Where do we live?"

"Live...stay at my house," he asked Tang Heng, confused by this question, "You don't want to?"

"Your home is the teacher's apartment, right?"

"correct."

Li Yuechi sighed, and said helplessly, "Then your colleagues and neighbors will all see you bringing a man home. You also said that Sun Jihao knows about our relationship."

Tang Heng didn't think of this question, in other words, he didn't think about it at all.

"It's true," Tang Heng said, "Then I'm too proud to abduct someone from a business trip in Guizhou."

Li Yuechi choked on him: "...More than that."

"Ok?"

"You are the person who died for many years and came back to life."

Tang Heng: "..."

Li Yuechi smiled and asked, "Is it? Teacher Tang has become a living person."

"Senior..."

"Ah."

"I was wrong."

"What else did you say?" Li Yuechi crossed his arms and said leisurely, "Tell me in advance, so as not to reveal the truth in time."

"It's gone."

"Am I a man or a woman?"

"……female."

"How did you die?"

"...a car accident."

"Be more specific?"

Tang Heng raised his forehead: "I didn't do it on purpose... I used to say that when a teacher wanted to introduce me to someone."

Li Yuechi smiled silently, Tang Heng thought to himself, he won't be angry, right?

"Good boy," Li Yuechi raised his hand to touch Tang Heng's side face, "Since Mr. Tang is my widow, it's worth my death for a few years."

The moment the plane landed at Macau Airport and walked out of the terminal building, the sun pierced straight towards them.It was past three in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.Macau was cool and breezy when Tang Heng left, but it was extremely hot when he came back. Even though he stayed for two years, he still had difficulty adapting to the summer in Macau.

They quickly got into the taxi and arrived at the school in a short while.This is the best thing about Macau, it’s a small place and it’s very close to everything.

On a scorching Sunday afternoon, the campus was quiet.Li Yuechi dragged Tang Heng's suitcase and walked beside him, quietly looking at the university.

Unlike the towering trees everywhere in Handa, the trees here are thin and short, fixed with a few iron rods, almost like fake trees.

"The trees were all broken when we scraped 'Hato'." Tang Heng followed his gaze, "The trees are all newly planted now."

"it's very windy?"

"Well, and the water and electricity are cut off."

"What were you doing then?"

"Don't do anything, just stay at home," Tang Heng said, "Macau is just boring."

He took Li Yuechi into the elevator, swiped his card, and opened the door.

There was a faint smell of dust oncoming, but other than that, there was no other smell.Tang Heng never cooks by himself, so there is no food at home.Tang Heng put down his luggage, took out his mobile phone and said, "I'll order a takeaway."

Li Yuechi looked around his home, frowning indistinctly.

The land in Macau is expensive, so the teacher’s apartment only has two bedrooms and one living room.Li Yuechi didn't know what other teachers' homes were like - but Tang Heng's home was a bit too spacious.No, to be precise, it is not empty, after all, there is a bookcase full of books in the living room.The room in front of him made him feel dull.

The dullness that lacks the breath of life.

At a glance, there is neither a TV nor a sofa in the living room, only a thin white carpet in the center.Next to the bookcase is a desk facing the window, the wooden curtains are lowered, and a few rays of sunlight fall on the empty desktop through the gap.

At the foot of the table, there are two unopened bottles of mineral water.Yes, there is not even a water dispenser in the room.

Li Yuechi asked: "Do you usually drink mineral water?"

"Well," Tang Heng felt guilty, "I'm too lazy to boil water."

"How about a hot drink?"

"Then go downstairs and get a cup of coffee..."

Li Yuechi couldn't help but think of their home six years ago. The small rented house was crammed with no place for them to stay. They didn't need to get out of bed, they could step from the bed to the chair with just one leg up, and they could get hot quickly with their hands. their pot...

"What do you want to eat?" Tang Heng handed over the phone, "There is a Sichuan cuisine that is not bad, or we can eat Cantonese cuisine, the tea restaurants here are not bad, and there is also a Korean cold noodle..."

"Is there a supermarket in the school?" Li Yuechi interrupted him.

"Have."

"Do you have a pot at home?"

"Yes...but I haven't used it."

"Go buy some food," Li Yuechi said, "Do you want to eat noodles? It's the kind I cooked before."

Tang Heng's eyes lit up: "Eat!"

That expression, almost wagging his tail.