The Li family is holding a family gathering this weekend.

Everyone was present, not a single one was missing.

At the suggestion of the elderly lady of the Li family, they decided to make their own barbecue, which would not only get the whole family involved but also allow them to enjoy delicious food.

Early in the morning, the Li family members were busy preparing ingredients, seasonings, and the grill for skewers...

"Grandma, what can Yan Yan do to help?"

Seeing that the adults were all busy, but Xiao Yanbao couldn't help at all, she unconsciously reached out her little hand and tugged at the clothes of the old lady of the Li family, and looked up at her grandmother and asked.

This was the little one's first time attending a family barbecue gathering. He was curious and excited, and also wanted to help everyone.

The old lady of the Li family looked at the little dumpling with kind eyes, reached out and touched her increasingly chubby little face, and said gently:

"Yanbao is still young, he doesn't need anything done for him right now."

The Li family has enough manpower and doesn't need a three-and-a-half-year-old to do anything.

Although many parents now advocate "education through hardship," it seems that deliberately making children suffer will make them better educated.

However, the old lady of the Li family completely disagreed with this educational approach and did not agree with the saying that "spare the rod and spoil the child."

Many things children will naturally learn to do as they grow up; there's no need to force them to do them when they're very young.

Every child only has one childhood, and a happy childhood is the most important thing.

Suffering is not worth glorifying, but hard work is!

What's more, a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler is so delicate! If he gets hurt while doing some work, it could affect him for the rest of his life.

Xiao Yanbao has already suffered enough hardship and torment in the past.

Now that she has become the youngest daughter of the Li family, the old lady of the Li family only hopes to pamper her and let her live a life of luxury!

Hearing her grandmother's words, Xiao Yanbao blinked her clear, innocent eyes and asked with a naive expression:

"But the teacher said that self-reliance leads to abundance. If Yan Yan doesn't do anything, isn't that a bit unfair?"

"It's okay."

The old lady of the Li family stretched out her two hands and gently cupped the little baby's cheeks, her tone incredibly gentle:

"The saying 'self-reliance leads to abundance' is certainly true, but in our family, even if Yanbao doesn't lift a finger, she can eat whatever she wants and drink whatever she wants. After all, Yanbao is all of us little darlings!"

Just then, the eldest brother, Li Muxing, walked over as if assessing the situation, took Xiao Yanbao's hand, and said with a smile:

"Little sister, let's go play with Xiao Langbao together!"

Grandma Li quickly chimed in, "That's right! Yanbao going to play with his younger brother has been a great help to us."

"Okay!"

Finally finding something he could help with, the little boy beamed and followed his older brother to find his younger brother to play with.

Babies grow up very quickly. Little Langbao can already see the world clearly and can be easily amused.

Especially when she sees Xiao Yanbao, Xiao Langbao always smiles with her eyes crinkling, looking very happy.

The little guy really likes this older sister!

Just as everything was ready and the grilling of skewers was about to begin, the butler came to report: "The eldest young mistress's family has come to visit."

Upon hearing this news, the expressions of everyone in the Li family changed, and their emotions became somewhat complicated.

Liang Xunling was even more puzzled, her brows furrowing tightly into a deep frown, and she muttered something under her breath:

Why are they here?

Li Qirui asked her without realizing it, "Didn't I tell you beforehand?"

"No." Liang Xunling shook her head.

Since her car accident, her parents have rarely called her, but they still ask for money when necessary.

They came to visit without even saying hello.

It gives off a strong sense of being forced into a corner.

Li Qirui frowned, his tone somewhat helpless: "Perhaps they're worried you won't allow them to visit."

"Mom and Dad, I'm going out to see what's going on and try to get rid of them."

Liang Xunling said something to the old man and old woman of the Li family, and then prepared to walk out.

After all, today is a family gathering of the Li family, and it is not appropriate for her family members to visit at this time.

Moreover, she didn't want them to come.

Every time they came to the Li family manor, it always made her feel very embarrassed.

I remember the last time they visited the Li family manor, it was to ask the Li family patriarch for help in getting their brother-in-law, who had been arrested for gambling, released...

This time, they're probably asking Old Master Li for help again.

Although the old master of the Li family was somewhat displeased, he still stopped his eldest daughter-in-law, Liang Xunling, and said calmly:

"If our in-laws come to visit, it would be bad for the Li family to simply send them away. If word gets out, it will have a negative impact."

People inevitably say that the Li people are cold-hearted, look down on others, and don't care about their poor relatives.

The old master of the Li family had no choice but to instruct the butler, "Please invite them in!"

What a disappointment!

Upon hearing that his maternal grandparents had arrived, the second son, Li Muchen, said irritably, "Why don't you just call if you need anything? Why do you have to come all the way to our house? It's so annoying!"

He didn't welcome them at all.

Not knowing exactly what had happened, the third brother, Li Muhao, couldn't help but try to persuade him:

"Second brother, don't say that. After all, they are Mom's family, our maternal grandparents."

"Hmph! You know nothing!"

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