Old Li thought he was hallucinating, so he reached out and cleaned his ear before looking at Tang Yue again.

"Little girl, what did you just say?"

Tang Yue found Old Li's reaction quite interesting, and she asked again with a smile.

"Grandpa Li, would you like to come with us?"

Old Li was sure he heard clearly this time. He looked at Tang Yue in disbelief, and then at Tang Shengkai, Lin Cuicui, and the three Tang brothers.

He had to admit, he was a little tempted. Was this really not just his imagination? But how could this child be so kind?

But looking at this family, they already have a hard time making a living on their own. He's so old, he shouldn't be a burden to these sensible children any longer.

Old Li quickly waved his hand, "Oh, no, no, I'm so old, I'm practically buried in the earth, why would I want to go out?"

Besides, I wouldn't feel comfortable going out, so I'll just stay here in Qiligou.

Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui hadn't expected Tang Yue to ask Old Li such a question. However, after Tang Yue asked the question, they exchanged a glance and realized it wasn't entirely unacceptable.

After all, Uncle Li doesn't have many relatives in the village, and he's not young anymore. If he were to pass away someday, they would be too far away to help him.

Now, after hearing what Old Li said, the two of them didn't know what to do.

They wanted to help Old Li take care of him in his old age, but as people get older, they tend to want to return to their roots. They didn't know what would happen if they went out, or whether Uncle Li would actually agree.

But now that Old Li has made his stance clear, the two of them felt a sense of loss, though not entirely disappointed.

Tang Yue seemed to be able to read minds. "Grandpa Li, don't worry about your parents not being able to afford to raise you, and don't think of you as a burden to us. You've forgotten that we're rich now."

After speaking, he winked at Old Li, who immediately thought of the more than twenty spy corpses he had taken down that morning, and felt a mix of emotions.

He had seen those great unity efforts; it was impossible to say that the third brother was poor now, even if the whole Qiligou was poor.

No, even if you add up everyone in the town, they probably wouldn't be as rich as Tang Laosan's family.

But after all, he was surnamed Li and had no kinship with the third brother's family. He felt uneasy about having them support him in his old age.

Tang Shengkai opened his eyes wide and looked at Old Li. So that's what Uncle Li was thinking.

He shook his head with a slight chuckle. "Uncle Li, you don't need to think about those things. We all know how good you've been to us. If you think of me like that, I don't even know what to say."

Uncle Li, whether you have money or not, as long as I, Tang Shengkai, have food to eat, you will definitely not go hungry. Uncle Li, please come with us.

Look at this family now, with my disabled sibling and the youngest, we don't know what might happen on the road ahead. With you here, I feel much more at ease.

Uncle Li has helped me a lot over the years, and I truly consider you my own father. If you don't mind, Uncle Li, you can be my father from now on.

I've never had a father since I was little, I don't know what it's like to have one. Uncle Li, why don't you grant my wish?

Old Li could no longer hold back his tears. He turned his head, wiped his face, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and managed to suppress the urge to cry.

"What nonsense are you spouting all day long? If your father were still alive, you definitely wouldn't have been bullied like this by them."

These words seemed to touch a raw nerve with Tang Shengkai, and before he could gather his emotions, Tang Yue's weak voice rang out again.

"Grandpa Li, please come with us. If you don't, we'll always miss you."

Old Li could no longer hold back his tears, and he nodded fiercely.

"Okay, I'll go with you, we'll go together!"

He'll finally have children and grandchildren in his lifetime, that's wonderful.

Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui both smiled. Uncle Li had always taken good care of them, and they were really worried about leaving him here alone.

Tang Yue was quite happy, while Qian Dazhi remained silent. He was wondering if he should go out and take a look too. He had hardly ever left Qiligou in his entire life.

But how would they survive outside? They were in an unfamiliar place, with no land to call their own, and even getting food would be a problem.

Tang Yue did not invite Qian Dazhi's family, after all, they have families and businesses, and they can't just leave whenever they want.

"Are they all back?"

Tang Yue and the others exchanged glances, and Lin Cuicui hurriedly went out to greet them, "Comrade Chen, you've arrived."

Chen Qingshan had already come down the mountain, and he didn't know whether to stand or sit in Old Li's house. After waiting and waiting, he finally heard a bustling sound coming from the village.

He saw everyone coming down the mountain from the doorway, and after waiting a while until everyone dispersed, he arrived at Tang Shengkai's house.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw the little girl looking up at him with a sweet smile, and Chen Qingshan felt a little uncomfortable. He thought about it for a while afterward, wondering why he had been threatened by this little girl in the first place.

"Um, little girl, what exactly did you ask me to come here for?"

"Uncle Chen, wait a moment."

After Tang Yue finished speaking, she walked out of the house. She had just hidden some yuan on her person, but neither Qian Dazhi nor Old Li noticed.

Unable to admit she had money, she made an excuse to go out. When she returned, she handed Chen Qingshan a stack of 50-yuan bills.

"Uncle Chen, you've been working so hard for my family lately. This is a small token of our appreciation. Please accept it."

Chen Qingshan was startled and immediately stood up from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), waving his hands back and forth.

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