binnovel Chapter 668 The 80s (17)
Chapter 668 The 80s (17)
As for Wangyou, she probably doesn't have that kind of sense; no matter what kind of person she is, no one can catch her eye.
After graduating with her master's degree, Wangyou went home and stayed there, no longer going out. It was no longer so convenient for people who wanted to find Wangyou.
So, a machinery factory was built next to the Huo family's pharmaceutical factory, which was unavoidable.
Wangyou spends her free time in the pharmaceutical factory's research lab, studying all sorts of strange and unusual drugs. Of course, she studies poisons more often, and when she's in a good mood, she can finally develop a proper medicine to save lives.
For example, she researched a low-cost truth-telling pill that, when given to a criminal, would make them confess whatever they were asked, even if their mouth was covered.
She also went to machinery factories, but she wouldn't get involved in anything that could significantly impact the country's development. Instead, she researched many small, convenient gadgets, such as smartphones and car paint.
When Wangyou continued her research on drones, the restrictions were much less, so she simply let go and researched freely. Her village had already started using drone spraying technology in 2000, and Wangyou didn't get involved in any more of it.
Later, when she felt the restrictions were lifted, she drew a lot of blueprints and wrote a lot of papers, but none of them were published. She submitted them all, and how far they would go depended on themselves.
“I feel something’s wrong with our daughter. She’s stayed in our village for ten years after graduation. What young person can sit still like that? No, I need to get my daughter to take me out to play.” As a mother, Liu Manni clearly felt something was wrong. Her daughter didn’t have the vitality that young people should have.
"If we had known our daughter was calling us back then, we would have gone out," Huo Dashan said with some regret.
However, the couple noticed something was wrong in time and took Wangyou away. They decided to go to the most prosperous capital city for a while, since their daughter had bought quite a few houses anyway.
The couple put aside their careers and focused on taking their daughter sightseeing, taking photos, and enjoying the day trips. Their carefree mood improved a lot.
That day, while strolling down the street with her parents, she suddenly heard the sound of opera singing coming from a courtyard house not far away.
Following the sound, Wangyou involuntarily went over. There was no one guarding the door, and Wangyou entered smoothly.
There is a stage in this courtyard house. On the stage, an old man is teaching a child how to sing. The child looks to be about ten years old. Although his voice is still immature, his skills are already quite impressive.
Suddenly, Wangyou felt as if there was someone like that before, but she couldn't recall that person.
She felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this courtyard house. It seemed that there used to be many people here, and they were all very close. The person performing on the stage must have been very handsome, and there must have been a quiet person standing in that corner. There must have been a few figures playing around in the audience.
"Young lady, who are you looking for?"
In an instant, the illusion vanished, and turning around, I found it was the old man.
"I was passing by when I heard someone singing opera, so I came in out of curiosity. Sorry for disturbing you."
"You know about opera, young lady?"
"I don't understand, I just think it sounds nice, like I've heard it somewhere before."
"Nowadays, fewer and fewer people understand opera. I'm really afraid that one day there will be no one to perform opera anymore. Little girl, would you like to listen to a piece?"
"Knock knock knock!" There was a knocking sound at the door.
"Grandpa, it's an uncle and an aunt. They're here to see the pretty sister," the child called out as he opened the door.
"I came out with my parents. We were attracted by the opera music. I'm sorry to have caused you trouble."
“No, young lady, listen to a piece,” the old man said again.
“Okay.” Wangyou brought her parents in, and together they listened to the old man sing a section of Farewell My Concubine.
Without changing clothes or putting on makeup, the old man made people ignore these external things just by using his voice.
Judging from the old man's singing style, he must have been a famous singer when he was young.
In a daze, she seemed to see the actor on stage transform into a handsome young man. He looked down at the audience and smiled gently. Beside her, there seemed to be another person, who was also very handsome, like a deity. He didn't like to talk, but his eyes were always on her.
As the play ended and the illusion ceased, Wangyou unconsciously touched the spot where her heart was; it seemed to ache there, a dense, throbbing pain.
"Wangyou, what's wrong?" Liu Manni asked anxiously, seeing Wangyou's pale face. Huo Dashan quickly took out his phone to make a call.
"Dad, stop hitting me, I'm fine." In an instant, the pain vanished completely. "Mom, I'm fine, I just thought I saw a painting."
"It's really nothing, you can't force yourself to be like this."
"It's really nothing."
"Little girl, have a cup of hot water."
"Thank you. I'd like to know if you're selling this yard?"
“It can’t be sold. This house is an ancestral property and cannot be sold.” The old man shook his head and refused.
"Well, thank you for your time." Wangyou and her parents then left.
Before leaving, Wangyou looked back at the house one last time, feeling as if she had forgotten something.
"Grandpa, this house is clearly not an ancestral heirloom, why did you lie to the pretty lady?"
"This house isn't suitable for that girl, otherwise she'll be trapped here for life," the old man said with a smile.
"No, I'm still worried. Let's go to the hospital for a checkup." Liu Manni pulled Wangyou and prepared to get in the car to go to the hospital. Huo Dashan naturally nodded repeatedly.
"Mom, Dad, I'm really fine. I'm a doctor myself, how could I not know?"
"There's a saying that a doctor can't heal himself. You didn't look well just now, you need to be checked out." Ms. Liu Manni didn't want to hear it, and Wangyou had no choice but to obey.
Upon arriving at the hospital, based on the principle that whether one person or three people are getting checked, it's still a checkup, Wangyou dragged her parents along for a physical examination as well.
The medical examination results were naturally all normal; all three were in excellent health.
The three of them spent more than a month in Beijing before they remembered that one of their sons (the older brother) had been transferred to Beijing. After a moment of guilt, they decided to go and see him.
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"Dad, Mom, Wangyou, what brings you here? You didn't even tell us you were coming so we could have picked you up." Qingyan opened the door and was overjoyed to see the three of them.
The three of them tacitly avoided mentioning the fact that they had been traveling for more than a month.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie!" Two children ran out, a boy and a girl, who were Huo Yunxiao and Qingyan's children.
"Xixi, Nannan, you've grown so much, have you been listening to your mother?" Wangyou squatted down and looked at the two children.
"Auntie, we listen to Mom very well, we are good children." The two children nodded as they spoke, they were so cute.
When Huo Yunxiao came back from get off work, there was another round of pleasantries, but they didn't stay long. After two days, the three of them left to continue their fun.
Wangyou has recently taken to wandering into the alleys of various courtyard houses. She always feels that someone will suddenly appear in some corner, but in fact, there are many corners, and she doesn't see the one she wants to see.