Chapter 18 17. NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS

In mid-February, Lala went back to her parents' house in Hangzhou to celebrate the New Year. There is a text in the third volume of "New Concept English", the title is called NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS, which means "New Year Resolutions".It can be seen that foreigners are similar to us in this regard, thinking that there should always be some new plans for the New Year. Every new year is an opportunity for you to be a new person.If you wish to live a different life, then this is your time to make up your mind and make a plan.Whether the plan can be realized is another matter.

Lala has always been very proficient in homework such as New Year's resolutions, all thanks to Lala's mother. Lala's parents are colleagues. Both are engineers who study machinery. But when it comes to children's education, the husband and wife have very different styles. His father, Du Gong, always thought that his children and grandchildren would have their own blessings. "Let him go" was his mantra. He happened to think of putting a little pressure on his children, and he used emotional management: "Lala, look, adults have to work again. It's hard work to take care of you again! Our Du family is a scholarly family, so you must study hard."

The mother, Li Gong, has strict control over the Lala brothers and sisters, and has clear goals, such as what the ideals of the brothers and sisters should be, and such things must be clearly stated.Compared with Du Gong's emotional management, Li Gong is accustomed to target management: "Lala, what rank do you plan to take in this final exam? I think you must be in the top three to qualify." During the winter and summer vacations, the first thing the brothers and sisters must do is to make a vacation plan, from what time to do homework, from what time to practice calligraphy or piano, to what time to read extracurricular books, etc. .The time that belongs to "play" is too little, but, to be fair, the requirements for housework are also very low, limited to the concept that children can do a little labor.

The extracurricular books are checked by Mr. Li personally, and they are usually anthologies composed by middle school students or some kind of popular science books.Brother Du Tao's reading is a little more free. As for the scope of Lala's reading, there has never been a chance to involve literature. For example, it is absolutely impossible. Li Gong often said that a certain female classmate named Cai in his high school just watched it, and ended up falling in love, and finally dropped out of school, and even got married indiscriminately.Li Gong repeatedly emphasized that this classmate Cai could have had a different life.The lesson of this story is that it is best for girls to limit their reading to the scope of social sciences, otherwise they will be in danger of falling in love early, and then they will not even think about getting good grades!Li Gong herself is a model of late marriage and late childbearing, and she has always believed that the reason why she became a chief engineer admired by all has a lot to do with late marriage and late childbearing.

There is an excerpt from the Chinese text of Lala Middle School. According to the requirements of the teaching syllabus, she recited a passage, "The most precious thing for a person is life. Life is only once for everyone. A person's life should be spent like this : When he looks back on the past, he will not regret for wasting his life, nor will he be ashamed for doing nothing..." Lala was very puzzled after learning this text, how could such content lead to puppy love or poor grades? With a straight face, Li Gong said sharply: "What do you know! A Cai said that this book is so good that he insisted on lending it to me, but when I flipped through it, it was the part between Paul and Tonya. I returned the book to her! In my time, how many girls could graduate from college? If I had no will, I would have married a long time ago! Do you still want to have your brothers and sisters today?! Let me tell you, Dora Hey, you're under 25, don't even think about dating! Getting married and having kids is the most unpromising thing, and you can do it anytime."

In recent years, Lala has reflected on the family education she received before the age of 16 (after the age of 16, she received social education, and neither good nor bad has anything to do with her parents), and concluded that it was a very wasteful education model.For example, if a person wants to practice calligraphy and piano, he must never ignore the consideration of talent. Talent determines whether the goal you can achieve after hard training is to cultivate your sentiment, or you can really rely on it to eat and have fun. And the mother just ignored Lala's lack of artistic talent. It can be said that 90% of the reprimands Lala received were for nothing, with neither economic nor spiritual benefits.

When the early marriage and early childbearing that blindly prevents them are finally safe, Li Gong has to admit his anxiety.She thought about it day and night, and the solution finally came down to a blind date.Although the blind date is nothing new, it is a classic after all, and any model that can be passed down for thousands of years is always full of vitality. Li Gong and her husband talked about their plan to go on a blind date. Du Gong knew very well that his wife always believed that honor was more important than life. However, regarding what honor is, the mother and daughter have very different concepts.For example, Lala and Zhang Dongyu's cohabitation history, Lala crumpled it up like a piece of waste paper and threw it into the wastebasket, but Li Gong picked it out and pressed it on her heart.Therefore, Du Gong judged that Li Gong would never mobilize the masses in order to find a matchmaker.

Du Gong asked: "Do you have any suitable people to recommend to Lala? I don't have any!" Unexpectedly, Li Gong was confident about the candidate: "There is a candidate! Liu Xiangyang, who used to work in our research institute! Now he is running a company. He is two years older than Lala and the same year as Du Tao. This time Du Tao and Zuo An bought a house. Xiao Liu dragged his uncle to give him a discount! I asked Xiao Liu specifically, and he said he was still single." Du Gong lacked confidence, so he said hesitantly: "Liu Xiangyang, it seems a bit ugly. I'm afraid Lala won't like her. Her former boyfriend, Zhang Dongyu, is a good-looking talent."

Li Gong said disapprovingly: "Why do men have to be so good-looking? What matters to men is ability! We used to look at Zhang Dongyu not because he is beautiful, but because of his talent." Du Gong said: "Then how do you prove that Liu Xiangyang is talented?" Li Gongli said bluntly: "Liu Xiangyang is a returnee from the UK, just like Du Tao and Zuo An! Can he go abroad if his grades are not good? Besides, he was under my command before he went abroad, and I know his working ability! If it weren't for him back then He's going abroad and doesn't think about getting married. There are already a lot of people in our research institute who have introduced him! Can it be our turn?"

Du Gong asked his wife slyly, "Then why is it our turn now?" Li Gong couldn't help being stunned by her husband's question, but she immediately thought of the answer: "Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and you just say that we are gay, what's wrong? It's not delayed until now. This is bad luck. Good! My condition is still excellent!" Du Gong couldn't refute anymore, so he asked, "What are you going to tell Lala? I'm afraid she won't accept a blind date." Li Gong had plans, she said: "Didn't Du Tao and Zuo An say they would invite our family to Shangri-La for dinner? I took this opportunity to ask Du Tao to invite Liu Xiangyang as well. I think it's Du Tao, thank you Xiao Liu. That house saved Du Tao tens of thousands of dollars! In this way, we don’t talk about blind date or not, just let Xiao Liu and Lala get to know each other, and they will date if they are satisfied, and it won’t hurt friendship if they are not satisfied.”

Du Gong praised and said: "It's a good idea for you. You have to say hello to Du Tao first." Li Gong had already made up his mind, and she said, "I'll tell you, don't worry about it." Du Gong was also happy to let it go. On the day of dinner, before getting into the car, Li Gong quietly told Du Tao that he would invite Liu Xiangyang to accompany him.Du Tao was very surprised. He felt that such an arrangement was a bit strange. His family invited an outsider to come in for dinner!He hurriedly said that it would be better to find another time to invite Liu Xiangyang alone, so as not to make each other feel uncomfortable. Li Gong insisted: "I have already made an agreement with Xiao Liu, and he is very happy! It would be inappropriate to change the time!" Du Tao secretly complained that his mother made her own decisions, but when she thought about it, it was not a matter of principle, after all, it was a matter of principle. The mother entrusted Liu Xiangyang's favor to save tens of thousands of dollars, so Du Tao acquiesced. This day is a rare sunny day in winter, the sky is blue and the clouds are white, and the sun is warm, making people feel indescribably comfortable and lazy.Shangri-La's buffet restaurant is facing the West Lake, where guests can enjoy a sumptuous lunch while admiring the beautiful scenery of the lake. Lala and Zuo An decided to choose two outdoor tables for everyone, so as not to disappoint the warm winter sun.The waiter merged the two small tables into a long table, and everyone sat around the long table. Du Tao quickly explained that Liu Xiangyang would come to eat together soon.Although this arrangement felt a bit abrupt, Lala and Du Tao's girlfriend Zuo An didn't take it too seriously, and the two were in a good mood talking and laughing in the sun.At this time, Liu Xiangyang came in a suit, and after a few steps away, he waved to Du Tao, and shouted in an Oxford tone: "PUNCTUALITY, GOOD MANNER!" (Punctuality is a good habit) Seeing Liu Xiangyang approaching, Li Gong hurriedly made arrangements for a seat, and deliberately let him sit next to Lala.Li Gong thought that the arrangement was perfect, but she was a little too enthusiastic towards Liu Xiangyang without paying attention. Lala and Zuo An couldn't help being suspicious, and even Du Tao felt something was wrong. Liu Xiangyang is of medium build, a bit fat, his skin is so white that the direction of the blood vessels can be seen, his face is quite kind, his puffy cheeks are quite painful, Lala wanted to pinch them when he saw it, but his eyes were too small, like a thin line of sky.Lala noticed that Liu Xiangyang's shirt collar was white, and he looked very clean. He had a crew cut, with some mousse on his hair, and he was sticking it out vigorously.Lara thought it would be perfect for him to light a big fat cigar when he sat down. After Liu Xiangyang greeted Li Gong and his wife, Du Tao introduced to Liu Xiangyang: "My girlfriend Zuo'an, my sister Du Lala." Liu Xiangyang said "Oh", nodded politely to the two, and asked where they were working. Du Tao said: "Lala works as an HR in a foreign company and came back from Guangzhou for the New Year. Zuo An and I just came back from England and are now teaching English at Zhejiang University." Liu Xiangyang clapped his hands and said, "Then we have a common language! We will get together more in the future." Liu Xiangyang said with emotion to Du Tao and his wife: "After going out for many years, I finally feel that China is good! It is not easy to integrate into the local society in Europe!" He also said, "The mountains and rivers abroad are so lonely, and the country is so dirty. So messy and so happy.” Liu Xiangyang asked Lala if she had been to Europe.Lala said: "I have only been to Australia." Liu Xiangyang asked about her experience in Australia, and Lala said that she had traveled to Kangaroo Island and the Great Ocean Road by car.The rule in Australia is to drive on the left, and the speed is very fast. Liu Xiangyang was deeply surprised that Lala dared to drive in Australia, and hurriedly expressed his sincere respect.Lala chuckled and said, "Where can I go? It was opened by a friend in the same company." Liu Xiangyang said "Oh", then changed the subject suddenly, and asked Lala, "What do you think of online dating?" Li Gong was startled when he heard this, for fear that he would tell about the blind date. Lala said: "Online dating is one of the ways men and women communicate, but it's easy to see the light and die." Liu Xiangyang shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily the case. In foreign countries, the success rate of online dating is actually quite high. Lala, what you said about dying at the sight of light is a unique national condition in China." Lala laughed and said, "Really? Then why?" Liu Xiangyang said solemnly: "Foreigners are more honest than Chinese, and they don't have too many prejudices. The two have a lively chat online. They meet each other when they feel like it. After meeting, they often get married—they have a high success rate of online dating." , mainly because they always tell the truth when chatting online. Unlike us Chinese who like to lie, we talk wildly on the Internet, but when we actually met, we found out that this is not the case, can we die without seeing the light?" Both Lala and Zuo An laughed. Liu Xiangyang said: "Lala, you are an HR, you should have experienced it during the interview, there are still differences between hells, one side supports the other, and in some places people just like to cheat and speak unreliably, right? " Lala suppressed her smile and said, "Mr. Liu is very experienced." Liu Xiangyang hurriedly said: "I'm not an outsider, please don't be polite, just call me Xiangyang." Go ahead and ask Lala if she bought a house in Guangzhou.Lara said yes.Liu Xiangyang said: "Guangzhou's housing prices don't seem to have risen much, right? It's much lower than Hangzhou's? Guangzhou is too civilian, and it can be seen from the urban planning that this honesty has no long-term vision! There are villages in the city everywhere, and low-cost living The cost makes it too easy to make a living. As a result, the proportion of low-quality population is getting higher and higher, while the proportion of high-quality population is getting lower and lower. In my opinion, housing prices in Guangzhou are hard to rise. Lala, why don’t you come back to Hangzhou to invest? Otherwise, you can go to Shanghai or Beijing, and Shenzhen is better than Guangzhou.” Li Gong felt that Liu Xiangyang's question was very clever, and the hidden agency not only involved the investment point of view, but also hidden the temptation of "why don't you go back to Hangzhou to live", which Li Gong thought was very satisfactory.As expected, Lala was unable to answer the question. Du Tao quickly changed the topic and said, "Xiangyang, what do you like to do in your spare time?" Liu Xiangyang said triumphantly: "I like studying economics." Zuo An was surprised, and said curiously, "But Xiangyang, didn't you study mechanics?" Before Liu Xiangyang could answer, Lala suddenly jumped out and said, "I also like studying economics, and I like the feeling of making money!" Liu Xiangyang was happy, and even said: "I also like the feeling of making money!" Among the few young people, although Lala has the lowest diploma, she is also an intellectual who has received higher education!Hearing Lala and Liu Xiangyang openly discuss making money like this, Li Gong couldn't help fidgeting. Li Gong didn't know what Buffett and Soros did and what contributions they made to mankind. She basically didn't understand "The Wealth of Nations", but obviously these They are symbols related to money.Li Gong thought dissatisfiedly, I let her practice calligraphy and piano for so many years, I don't know where her self-cultivation has gone!No wonder Zhang Dongyu broke up with her!Li Gong quickly picked a topic and asked Liu Xiangyang, "Xiao Liu, are you busy recently?" Liu Xiangyang said: "Li Gong, to tell you the truth, the company's business is good now, and the order is not worrying. But I am not willing to accept any order - I would rather earn a little less from each business, and the price is lower. , I only accept cash. If you dare to pay on credit, no matter how good you are, I will not accept it, lest the risk is too great! Once the capital chain is broken, there will be no play!" Li Gong nodded after hearing this, then turned to Du Gong and said, "Xiao Liu was in our research institute back then, and his colleagues always said he was capable, and now he is more mature!" Liu Xiangyang couldn't help being modest, saying that he was taught by Li Gong back then, which had a profound impact on his life.At that time, Li Gong was a majestic and dignified role in both family and work, but these years, Li Gong's authority in front of his children has been declining, and Du Tao is better. , How much the house is worth, refused to say clearly, from personal issues to personal assets, everything was vague. After retirement, Li Gong only had Du Gong as a soldier. Liu Xiangyang’s words were full of flaws. Straight to hear the brows open and smile like a spring breeze. Lala laughed secretly when she saw it, got up and walked away with Zuo An to get food.When the two came back with a big plate of food, they heard that Liu Xiangyang was recommending a book to Du Gong and Li Gong. The title of the book was "My Mom and Dad Go Traveling". knowledge.Liu Xiangyang patted his chest and said: "If you two really plan to go, I will cover the board, lodging and transportation in the UK!" Li Gong and Du Gong were very happy to hear that, and expressed that they would learn from the Shanghai couple. The meeting of the day ended in a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. When he got home, Li Gong, who felt good about himself, couldn't contain his excitement.But before she could try to understand the client's feelings, Lala called Du Gong away. Du Gong couldn't bear his daughter's questioning, and quickly admitted the premeditated blind date.Lala couldn't laugh or cry: "Dad, tell Mom clearly that you don't have to worry about my affairs in the future. I don't like Liu Xiangyang either." Before the voice finished, Li Gong opened the door and came in and asked, "Why don't you like him? He is a returnee from England!" Lala said angrily, "What's wrong with the one from the UK? I have one from the US, and I still don't like it." Li Gong didn't want to quarrel with his daughter, so he pulled a chair and sat down opposite Lala, and said persuasively: "Lala, Liu Xiangyang used to be my subordinate, and I know his ability to handle affairs. He has been in England for so many years, he must have laid a certain foundation , and now I have opened a high-tech company, which is very promising." Lala interrupted Li Gong and said: "Mom, there are many returnees who start their own companies. How can you say that he has a future? Do you know how much his company has assets? How much debt? How much profit? Besides, there are promising ones. There are so many people. Is it possible that I can marry someone who is promising? There must be some feelings for each other! Zhang Dongyu is still a returnee from the United States. Didn’t he also start a high-tech company? But he still You want to borrow money from me!" When Li Gong heard this, he couldn't help but look at Du Gong.They didn't know about Zhang Dongyu's return to China before, let alone his relationship with Lala.Li Gong tentatively said, "Lala, is Zhang Dongyu still single?" Lala dragged her voice and said, "I'm single." Li Gong asked again: "Why did he ask you to borrow money?" Lala told her parents how Zhang Dongyu went to her to pick up books before Christmas, and how he tried to borrow money under the guise of buying shares. In Li Gong's heart, he always regretted Zhang Dongyu and Lala's breakup.Now hearing that Zhang Dongyu has returned to China, not only is he still single, but also intends to restore the old good, Li Gong thought to himself, could it be said that there is no way out after the mountains and rivers are full of doubts, and there is another village in the shadows of the willows?Could it be that Lala doesn't like Liu Xiangyang anymore, she is really not in the same class as Zhang Dongyu.Li Gong didn't speak any more, and he and Du Gong didn't mention it since they went home. As soon as the old couple left, Du Tao came to inquire about the reality. Lala gave her brother a look and said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me about inviting Liu Xiangyang to dinner earlier?" Du Tao cried bitterly: "Mom told me today that she was going to get in the car. I want to make another arrangement, but Mom doesn't agree." Lala said angrily: "Zuo An must have guessed what's going on! I've thrown people home today!" Du Tao quickly comforted her and said, "I won't tell Zuo An, don't worry!" Lala snorted and said, "I'm very relieved! Get out of my room and make sure to call Zuoan to report everything!" Lala said the truth, and Du Tao laughed dryly. I have already discussed the blind date with Zuo An.The meaning of Zuoan, although Liu Xiangyang is eloquent and his eyes are small, but his opinions have his own reasons. Generally speaking, he is still a capable person. Intercourse - After all, Lala will be 32 years old in a blink of an eye, and it would be unwise to use Zhang Dongyu's ruler to measure men in the world. Du Tao felt that Zuo An's point of view was reasonable, and planned to persuade Lala when he saw the opportunity. Du Tao asked, "What do you think of Liu Xiangyang?" But, bro, let me tell you the truth, aren’t all the bosses in my company graduates from Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton? Among the colleagues in Shanghai and Beijing, when is there a shortage of Peking University and Fudan graduates! They are all smart people, but there is only one of them. All of them are down-to-earth. I spend every day with the sales people. I don’t know what making money is? It’s all done bit by bit! In terms of investment, we have a large area in the southern district The manager, Chen Feng, has earned several million from stocks alone, what did he say? Keep a low profile." Du Tao heard that Lala could not understand Liu Xiangyang's bluffing, but Du Tao thought that Liu Xiangyang's point of view was not stupid, so he smiled and defended Liu Xiangyang: "Didn't you tell others that making money is also very exciting?" Lara said, "I was just kidding with him." Du Tao persuaded: "Lala, Liu Xiangyang is quite capable and has a good personality. Although he is not handsome enough, he is very energetic and clean. I think he is willing to talk to you. This is very important! Two people Relationships can only be good if there is something to say between them. What do you think?" No matter what Du Tao said, Lala just laughed and didn't answer, and finally she said: "Brother, I know everything, don't worry, I have a measure." When Du Tao heard it, oh, this is telling me to shut up.He couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the zucchini gourd, so he had to leave.Turning around, he found that Li Gong was waiting for him standing a few steps away. "How about Du Tao, Lala is not satisfied with Liu Xiangyang, is it?" Li Gong said with a smile.Du Tao unexpectedly found that there was no disappointment in his mother's expression, but a bit of gossip. On the night of New Year's Eve, Zhang Dongyu called the Du family just after the New Year's Eve dinner, which hadn't happened in several years. Putting down the phone, Li Gong was secretly proud, and she gave her husband a look, as if saying what?I predict things like a god!With this strength, she pretended to be casual, and said to some people surnamed Du in the room: "Moving before New Year's Day, didn't some young people from our unit come to help. Zhang Dongyu's notebooks that had been left at our house fell on the ground. They picked them up and took a look. They were densely packed with reading notes, and the English on them was almost unreadable. I don’t know! At that time they all asked me, Li Gong, whose notes are these? Everyone admired me!” Lala listened to Li Gong's insinuation, stared at the TV screen expressionlessly, and did not speak. Li Gong thinks that she is the most strong-willed person. She ignored Lala's body language and further clarified her position: "To be honest, I always think that it is a pity for our family to lose Zhang Dongyu. I rarely see To someone like him who does scientific research in a down-to-earth manner.” Lala couldn't bear it anymore, and said bluntly: "I don't like Zhang Dongyu, don't mention this person!" This was a real surprise for Li Gong, which made her very embarrassed.Li Gong was not happy, and pointedly exposed: "Didn't you think he was the most amazing person before? I remember you always said how talented and handsome he was at home! What a knife-triangular figure! Even The headmaster wants to marry his daughter to him! Besides, it seems that everyone around him is jealous of his talent! His teachers, his colleagues, are all out of his league! His director, a returnee from the United States, you also say He's a PhD from Clayton University! Isn't he? Lala was so choked by her mother's words that she couldn't speak. After a while, she rolled around on the spot and said, "That's because I was stupid before! Okay?!" Li Gong originally thought that Lala looked down on Liu Xiangyang because of Zhang Dongyu, who knew that she had no plans to get back together with Zhang Dongyu!Then why did she veto Liu Xiangyang?It's not easy to find a person with Liu Xiangyang's qualifications nowadays!The point is, the conditions are so good that even at this age, she is still unmarried and still not abnormal!Li Gong was overwhelmed by the accident, and his head was a little dizzy. She scolded: "Zhang Dongyu has shortcomings, but now he takes the initiative to call to pay New Year's greetings, doesn't it mean that he has changed his mind? Don't think that I want to force you With Zhang Dongyu—you didn’t listen to my advice back then, and lived with him for so many years without a certificate! Otherwise, how could you be so passive today! Look at the people who lived in a compound of our research institute before. Is your daughter still single at your age? Last month I met Lao Lin and his wife next door, and when they asked how you and Zhang Dongyu were doing, I didn’t even know how to help you lie!” As soon as Du Tao heard the word "cohabitation" from his mother's mouth, he knew it was not good, so he quickly winked at his mother, and interrupted: "Mom, are you worried that there are leftover daughters at home? Actually, the conditions are good now. Only girls are eligible!" Most of what Li Gong said was the truth. The so-called truth is something that can make people fly into a rage, and it is because of the truth that people can be beaten.The failed cohabitant and "leftover woman" Du Lala jumped up: "Didn't you let me marry later and educate me? Now that I have done what you want, you are not satisfied?" When it came to marriage education, Li Gong was a little guilty, and her voice lowered a few times before she knew it: "I let you marry late and have children, but I didn't let you get married and have children. I'm talking about 25 years old. !" Du Gong had been pretending to watch TV, but seeing the smell of gunpowder getting stronger and stronger, he hurriedly intervened and said, "Okay, okay, don't say a few words. Lala, your mother is also doing it for your own good." Lala got up and went back to her room without saying a word. Li Gong was so angry that he pointed at his daughter's back and complained to her husband: "Look, what kind of attitude does she have! How did we talk to our elders before? Now, I am in my sixties, and my mother taught me a lesson. What I said was obviously wrong, but I just listened silently." Du Gong persuaded: "She finally came back for a new year, so you should say a few words. Let her go!" Du Tao also whispered: "Mom, don't talk about living together and not living together in the future, what's wrong with living together!" Li Gong immediately turned his gun and said, "I'm telling you, Du Tao, you don't say such things in front of Lala in the future, so as not to encourage her casualness! A girl, she will pay the price for her rashness when she was young! No. Did you say it yourself, you will have to pay it back sooner or later!" Before she finished speaking, Lala opened the door of the room abruptly, and said loudly: "I told you, I told you! Why do you always tell me?! I'll tell you once too, don't let you meddle in my business in the future! This is my NEW YEAR RESOLUTION FOR 2007! If it wasn't for your ridiculous standards that misled me, I wouldn't have looked for Zhang Dongyu back then!" After she finished speaking, she closed the door again with a "bang".The most painful thing for a person is not the pain itself, but the fact that he cannot keep his family from knowing his pain, which makes him suffer even more.Du Gong understood Lala's difficulty very well, and he quickly gestured to Li Gong: "Okay, okay! Just treat her as venting! Don't talk about her pain! She is already distressed enough!" Li Gong also realized that his words hurt his daughter, and her attitude softened obviously, and she muttered in her mouth: "Look at her temper, she will explode at once! I don't talk about her, how can she talk to her mother-in-law in the future?" get along." Du Tao knocked on the door, but Lala didn't answer him. He turned the handle and found that the door was unlocked.Du Tao greeted and said, "Lala, I'm coming in." After entering the door, Lala was really sullen, leaning on the bed and sulking.Du Tao walked over and said with a smile: After entering the door, Lala was really sullen, leaning on the bed and sulking.Du Tao walked over and said with a smile: "Okay, Lala! Mom has that kind of temper, with a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, don't take it to heart." Lala was annoyed and regretful at the same time. She sighed and said, "I don't want to lose my temper with Mom either. But what she said really touched my heart. In fact, as soon as I said it just now, I regretted it. After a while You help me talk soft words to my mother, and make up for it." Du Tao comforted Lala and said: "It's okay, Mom has nothing to worry about, it will be fine in a while." After that, Du Tao pulled a chair and sat down on the opposite side of the bed, and asked Lala with concern: "Say Really, are you really not going to consider Zhang Dongyu?" Lala let out a "huh".Du Tao said, "Can I ask why?" Lala said listlessly: "There's nothing I can't ask. However, I'm too lazy to talk about it. It's all in the past. Zhang Dongyu didn't leave me with any trauma, don't worry." Du Tao made Lala happy and said: "That's good, I'm still worried that you will have a beauty complex." Lala turned her anger into a smile and said, "Don't tell lies in front of real people. I really have a beauty complex and a hero complex. There is no way. If a person is used to eating lychees, how can he eat apples?" Hearing Lala's words, Du Tao was very confident, and he didn't intend to rush to make up for it at all. Du Tao's heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Then, you have someone else in your heart?" Lara glanced at him, but said nothing.Du Tao was a little worried, and he was silent for a while and said: "Lala, if you want to tell me, I won't ask any more questions. I'm just worried if you have encountered any difficulties - haven't we discussed it before, can we change the situation? You need to have the courage to change the things you can’t change, and you need to have the heart to give up the things you can’t change.” Lala saw through Du Tao's worry, sat up suddenly, laughed and said, "Are you afraid that I will be a mistress?" Seeing that her smile was not forced, Du Tao was relieved and said, "Since it is something that can be changed, then act with courage and decisiveness. I'm not afraid that you are slow to move, and others will take away your meat." .” Lala hit Du Tao's head with a pillow and said, "What kind of metaphor are you using? I was thinking about this just now. Let it be my next New Year's resolution." Du Tao slapped his thigh and said, "That's right, you have to take advantage of the heat in blacksmithing! Only when you make a decisive decision can you be a hero. If you want me to help you, just speak up." Lala pursed her lips and said, "I, Du Lala, represent the middle class. It is a sign of a person like me to achieve happiness through personal struggle. How can I ask you for help?" Du Tao took the door and went out.Lala thought for a while, and finally made up her mind. She got up and took her mobile phone, and sent a text message to Wang Wei, "Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai".This text message is so mediocre that it looks like a person who can't even tell the gender characteristics. Lala understands that this is because she is too scared. She is afraid that Wang Wei will still shut down the phone, and she is even more afraid that Wang Wei will not even have a son. There is. After the text message was sent, Lala circled around the room twice anxiously. She picked up the phone from time to time to check. The phone was quiet all the time, but there was a very good sign that Lala's phone didn't receive any notifications. Notification: "1390XXXXXXX has not received your text message because the other party shut down the phone." Then, this number is switched on!Lala's heart was pounding, she didn't try to call rashly, but decided to wait. Father knocked on the door and called her: "Lala, come out and watch TV! Here comes the sketch!" Lala agreed, opened the door and went out, sat on the sofa and watched TV with everyone.But she was restless all the time, and would quietly check her phone after a while.Text messages came in from time to time on the mobile phone, but they were all New Year greeting messages from colleagues and classmates, and there was no news from Wang Wei.Gradually, Lala couldn't stand the tension in her head, so she persuaded herself to pretend to be numb.After an unknown period of time, the phone vibrated again in her pocket, and Lala hurriedly took it out to have a look, and was startled, it was really a text message from Wang Wei! "Lala, happy new year! Good luck! Wang Wei." Lala immediately got up and hurried back to her bedroom.Du Tao looked at Lala's back and saw that she closed the door as soon as she entered the bedroom. Lala stared at the phone screen and murmured in disbelief: "Ken showed up? I really can't count on it! I thought I would have to be repaired at least for a while." Wang Wei's text messages are very short, but Bi Lala's text messages are much more sincere, with a title in the front and a signature in the back. Lala calmed down for a while, and wanted to reply a text message right away, but what should I write?She paced back and forth in the room, turning around a few times, remembering what Du Tao said just now, blacksmithing needs to be done while the iron is hot, Lala decided decisively not to send text messages, and called Wang Wei directly.Yes, right away. As soon as the phone was connected, a young woman's voice came from the other end, "Hello?" Lala didn't expect someone else to answer the phone, and it was a woman!She froze and didn't answer right away.The other party asked again, "Who are you looking for?" He spoke beautiful Mandarin, which sounded like Beijing.Lala is very stressed, but she can't just hang up without talking, isn't that too petty?Lala had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I'm looking for Wang Wei, is he there?" She added, "I'm his colleague." The woman said: "Wang Wei is walking away now, what's your surname? Can he call you back?" He not only speaks Mandarin well, but is also quite polite.Lala hesitated for a moment and said, "My surname is Du. How about I call back later, when is it convenient for him?" The woman said to Lala: "Wait a minute, he is here." Lala held the phone tightly, she waited, feeling her throat was dry.She heard the woman say, "Wang Wei, call." Finally, Wang Wei's voice came, "Hello?" Lala stabilized her emotions and said, "Wang Wei, I'm Lala." Wang Wei seemed surprised, paused, and said, "Lala, where are you? How are you?" The familiar voice had never been unfamiliar before, close yet far away, Lala's nose sore, almost choked up, she tried her best to keep her voice steady and said: "I'm in Hangzhou, I'm fine." Wang Wei said, "Are you going back to your parents' house for the New Year? How is everything at home?" Lara said, "Yeah, it's all good—I've been looking for you, but your phone keeps turning off. Have you changed your phone number?" Wang Wei seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said, "No, something happened at home, so I shut down the phone for a while." Lala thought: This is an excuse, why should people be locked up for a year?But it wasn't my turn to expose, he gave me an excuse to save face.It's hard for someone to just bubble up, I must never let him disappear again, this is the most important thing.Lala cheered herself up, and asked Wang Wei as casually as possible, "Then, will I still call you at this number in the future?" Wang Wei said, "No problem, you can find me by calling this number." Lala paused and said: "I was a little hesitant when I received your text message just now, and I wanted to call you, but I didn't know that on the night of this year's 30th, I would have a New Year's Eve dinner with my family, so it would be inconvenient for you.本来是打算年初一再打给你，但是我又想，不等初一了，还是马上打吧。没打扰你吧？” 一番试探的话总算是顺利讲了出来，拉拉觉得对自己能交代得过去了，然而王伟会作何反应呢？拉拉听到王伟在电话那头轻轻笑了，这一瞬间，拉拉觉得他和从前一样，没有变，而他们似乎没有分手过，她不知道这一瞬间王伟是不是也在这样想两人的关系。她听到他温和地说：“没关系，想打你就打，我晚上都开机的。” 多么熟悉的话！拉拉一下子想起那年冬天，她历经辛苦好不容易完成了上海办装修，李斯特却迟迟不肯提拔她做经理，王伟到广州出差，两人一起去1920泡吧，那晚王伟送她回家，临分手前王伟对她说：你想打就打，多晚都可以，我不关机。拉拉心头一热，正想再说点啥，电话那头有个年轻女人的声音一边欢快地笑着一边高声叫道：“王伟你快来看哪!”l拉拉听出就是起先接电话的那位，她犹豫了一下说：“有人在叫你？” 王伟说：“哦，家里人一起，在看央视的春晚。” 拉拉听了觉得不好再说下去了，只得说：“那你去陪他们吧，我也没啥特别的，就问候你一声，给你拜个年。” 王伟似乎犹豫了一下，然后他说：“拉拉，你要来北京就打我手机吧，我请你吃饭。” 拉拉也说：“你来广州说一声，我请你吃饭。” 吃饭掩护着中国人，中国人在吃饭中解决问题，培养感情，吃饭让中国人进可攻退可守。两人共同小心着，没有涉及吃饭以外的话题，平静祥和地收了线。拉拉放下手机，独自坐着想心事。过了一会儿，杜涛敲门探进头来，关心地问：“有好事儿吗？” 拉拉咧嘴一笑：“好事儿，这不正高兴嘛。” 杜涛看出来拉拉并不像她声称的那么高兴，他走到拉拉身边坐下，询问地看着拉拉。拉拉干笑一声道：“唉！哥，我就跟你说说吧，不然我也没别的人可说。这事儿说起来可就话长了！本来其实不适合在大年三十说的。” 拉拉就把跟王伟的事情和杜涛大致一说：先是一段小心翼翼的办公室恋情，自己因为晋升机会怎样的来之不易，如何不得已在北京跟王伟约法三章，然后前女友不干了，连窥探带骚扰，自己怎么被折磨得顶不住了就搬了出去，本来只是想跟王伟闹一闹，出出心中那口恶气，也好叫他记住以后再不要招惹岱西，结果技术上出了点问题，修理王伟的尺度没把握好，时间也拖得长了点，王伟反复求和未果，对两人的关系不知道是觉得没意思了还是没信心了，而拉拉自己又没有及时察觉。再后来，就是和岱西，约翰他们的一通混战，直闹得两败俱伤满目苍凉。 “往事不堪回首呀！”拉拉一口气说到这里，忍不住一声叹息，“总之，自打离开DB，王伟就连人带房不知所踪了，指望着他总有消气的一天，我也好为自己当初矫情过头认个错。可这一等，就等了差不多一年，每回打他手机，都是移动的录音，'您拨打的用户已关机'，我都听怕了！去年秋天我去北京出差，旧地重游触景生情呀，想想挺伤心。打那以后，我就不忍心再碰他的手机号码了。”拉拉说着，唏嘘不已。杜涛不知道怎么安慰妹妹好，伸手拍了拍拉拉的肩膀。 拉拉继续说：“我自己呢，那以后，在DB没少遭讥讽刺探，日子并不好过。我总在猜测，老板们到底对我和王伟的关系知道多少？他们要是知道了会怎么处置我？我心怀鬼胎挨了一年，虽然勤勉敬业小心为人，却一直不得重用。去年下半年我被评了个4级，这是最低的经理级别！这就给了我一个明确得不能再明确的信号——我在DB再怎么挨都难有远大前程了。” 杜涛说：“据我看，既然公司里那么多人都知道你们的事情，大老板们必定早已知道了。这一点你就不必再心存侥幸了。” 拉拉点点头说：“我也这么想。一方面我觉得在DB坚持下去已经没有意义了，另一方面，当初我和王伟约法三章，他就知道我对DB的机会看得很重，而他最后等于是被DB开掉的，我若不离开DB，明显和他的关系没有指望，我们俩也没有讨论再续前缘的必要了。所以，半年前，我就开始不停地找工作了。一旦跳槽，我就可以公然去找他，他若还在国内，总是要在这个圈子里待的，我离开DB的消息早晚也会传到他耳朵里。” 杜涛提醒说：“你想得很对——不过现在社会发展这么快，一年时间可以发生太多的事情了——你没必要非等找到新工作再联系他，迟则生变呀！” 说到迟则生变，拉拉一肚子无奈：“之前他一直不开机，我又不便向DB的人打听他的下落。今晚妈那么唠叨，真把我逼怒了，小宇宙一爆发，人还真被我联系上了。可现在又冒出一个新情况，让我觉得挺烦，刚才我在电话里听到他边上有个年轻女人，又是笑又是叫，似乎和他很亲昵，至少是很随便。他说是家里人一起在看电视。我就没贸然深问，免得把事情搞僵。我这也算是自作自受吧，谁叫我原先那么矫情呢。” 杜涛问拉拉，“那他对你态度怎么样？” 拉拉想起王伟温和的声音，她的心不可救药地又是一颤，没办法，他就好他这口。拉拉忽然想起元旦前收到的那条BURBERRY格子围巾，她一直怀疑是王伟送的。拉拉把这事儿跟杜涛一说，杜涛心想，世界上没有无缘无故的礼物，又是这么贵的礼物，肯定是王伟送的！他心说，王伟这么做，拉拉更放不下他了，要是王伟已经成家，岂不害了拉拉吗？ 想到这里，做哥哥的说：“拉拉，那就找他当面问个明白。听哥一句劝，他要真有儿子了，咱就算了。” 拉拉说：“我明白，我找机会面谈吧。” 杜涛嘱咐说：“那是，一定得面谈。别用邮件，别靠电话。不要再犹豫了，得抓紧点。” 杜涛想了想说：“要不，等过完年，我陪你去一趟北京？” 拉拉赶紧摆手道：“这算什么，你别掺和了。”说罢，拉拉又拿手指着杜涛的脑门警告道：“哥，你要是不想让妈把我逼疯，这事儿你就别和爸、妈透露半个字儿！” 杜涛带上门出去了。拉拉坐了一会儿，起身打开手提电脑，在百度的MP3里找出孙楠的歌，她挑了一会儿，选中了《你快回来》。 房间里飘起孙楠美妙寂寥的歌声。 没有你，世界寸步难行 我困在原地 任回忆凝积 黑夜里，祈求黎明快来临 只有你，给我温暖晨曦 走到思念的尽头 我终于相信 没有你的世界 爱都无法给予 忧伤反复纠缠 我无法躲闪 心中有个声音总在呼喊 你快回来 我一人承受不来 你快回来 生命因你而精彩 你快回来 把我的思念带回来 别让我的心空如大海 大年三十的晚上，从阴雨绵绵的江南，到白雪纷飞的北国，有许多人在暗下新年决心，因为他们决定要过一种新的生活。 当拉拉的心情随着歌声穿越，王伟正回想着他们在电话里的每一个字，他首先想的就是拉拉为什么会选择在年三十的晚上，突然打这个电话？真是简单地拜个年，还是她在暗示自己愿意和好？ 晚上那个电话，因为没有思想准备，王伟一时没想好说什么合适，而拉拉说话显然也很克制，短短的谈话之间，他只来得及想到告诉拉拉自己晚上也开机，随时可以来电话。 王伟生怕自己没有把欢迎拉拉随时来电的意思说得足够明白，他反复地回想自己的措辞，最终确定自己是讲得很清楚了才放心一些。 王伟从抽屉里取出一本笔记本，翻出夹在里面的一张快递底单，这正是他在圣诞节给拉拉快递BURBERRY围巾的那张底单，寄的时候，因为对拉拉会怎么个反应心里没底，他杜撰了寄件人信息。 王伟凝望着收件人一栏里的“杜拉拉”三个字，琢磨着，要不要这两天主动给拉拉打一个电话，还是再等一等，看拉拉是否会再次联系自己呢？ 当年拉拉负气出走后，王伟一直试图找拉拉求和，次数多得自己都数不清了，可除了伤自尊，他没有别的收获。经验告诉王伟，拉拉这人，她若不肯你再主动只怕突然让她反感。 可一味被动等待的话，王伟又担心拉拉后面没动静了，那又该当如何呢？这时候王伟想到，电话里拉拉最后说，让自己到广州就给她电话，她请客吃饭。 王伟深深地呼出一口气：不是已经计划好年后要跟宝宝一起去广州嘛，到时候，等宝宝回北京，我就打电话给拉拉约她吃饭！见了面，就能想办法搞清楚她现在到底怎么想。 好半天，王伟才把底单又仔细地夹回笔记本里，重新放进抽屉。 这时候，母亲敲了敲门问他，“王伟，你一个人在房间里鼓捣啥呢？不出来看电视？”王伟打开门，对母亲笑了一笑道：“没什么，我找一样东西，已经找到了。” 陆宝宝在客厅看电视，看到王伟出来了，又叫他：“哎王伟！劳驾帮我倒杯水！晚上的饺子有点咸了。” 王伟笑道：“就你会指使人！” 陆宝宝说：“你不是顺便嘛！待会儿，我也让你指使一回。”