Chapter 117: Fake Smartness

Ai Xiaoxia still ignored Yuan Jing, but since Li Fuqiang asked, she still had to answer.

She replied to Li Fuqiang, "We'll take Wensong away, so naturally you won't have to worry about these things. But uncle, it's impossible for Wensong to bring money home in the next two years. But uncle, you should know that the current investment is for Wensong's future development. When he becomes successful and makes more money, won't you be the one who gets the most glory? By then, uncle will definitely be the envy of the villagers."

She said what Li Fuqiang wanted to hear, which was that his son had made progress, he was glorious and had face. She had heard Li Shaofen mention before that Li Fuqiang was a person who cared a lot about face.

She also directly stopped Yuan Jing's distracting thoughts and told Li Fuqiang clearly that Li Wensong would not give money to the family in the next two years, so as to prevent Yuan Jing from causing trouble because of money in the future.

Li Fuqiang looked at Lu Jingshen with some disbelief: "Is this your wife the one from your wedding?"

Ai Xiaoxia almost choked on her spit, but she really couldn't say anything about it. Ai Xiaoxia at that time was really different from now.

Lu Jingshen said to Li Fuqiang seriously, "Uncle, Xiaoxia had some family problems when we got married, which made her not in a good state at that time, but she is my only wife."

After saying that, he looked at the watch on his wrist and said to Li Fuqiang, "Uncle, it's getting late. Let's take Wensong back. If you have anything, call my home." Then he took out a pen from his jacket pocket and wrote the phone number on a blank space on the calendar on the wall.

Li Fuqiang said to Li Wensong, "Go pack some clothes and give them to your cousin and his wife."

Li Wensong was still confused. He couldn't believe it. His cousin and his wife were going to take him away? To apprentice or go to school? To the city? He had never been to the city before?

But he was clear about one thing, that is, he was going to escape from the sea of suffering, so he happily agreed, found a bag and started packing his clothes.

Lu Jingshen looked at his tattered clothes and said to Li Wensong, "Wensong, just take two pieces. Jingyuan has a lot of clothes that are too small for him. Your aunt has kept them. They're perfect for you to wear when you get there."

I said this to prevent Li Wensong from being too suspicious, and I will have to buy him a new one when the time comes.

Li Wensong nodded obediently and took a few fewer items.

Ai Xiaoxia didn't go over to help pack the clothes. After all, he was a boy, so Lu Jingshen just helped him pack.

Yuan Jing still didn't want Li Wensong to leave. If he became an apprentice or went to school, wouldn't he have to ask his family for money in the future? And after he graduated, he would be an adult. Would she still be able to control him?

But now she didn't dare to say more. It was true that her husband was good to her, but he still respected his deceased wife. She had been using various tricks over the years, either framing Li Wensong or whispering in Li Wensong's ear. But now that Lu Jingshen brought up Li Wensong's biological mother's last wishes, she really had no other choice.

Yuan Jing is not stupid either. She knows that there are some things that cannot be touched and touching them will not benefit her. This is also the reason why she has been able to control Li Fuqiang over the years. She knows what cannot be said.

Thinking about this, she was confused, but this happened too suddenly and she was not prepared for it. She really didn't know what to do for a moment.

And no matter what she said, Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia didn't listen. They just ignored her, which made Yuan Jing even more hurt.

She was so angry that her fingernails dug into her palms, but she really couldn't think of any reason to stop Li Wensong from leaving. It was too late to pretend to be sick now. Wait, could she pretend to be sick in a few days to trick him back?

And after pretending to be sick, he let Li Wensong come back and sent his own brother to the city to take Li Wensong's position. It doesn't cost money and it has a promising future. Isn't that better?

Thinking of this, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that God still favored her.

Of course, she didn't know how strong her opponent was, and the other party didn't take her seriously at all.

Li Wensong packed up and said to Li Fuqiang, "Dad, I will study hard."

Li Fuqiang was very happy with this: "Okay, just don't get into trouble. Then listen to your cousin and his wife."

Li Wensong nodded and agreed: "I understand, Dad."

Lu Jingshen didn't waste any time and said to Li Fuqiang, "Uncle, let's go back then."

Li Fuqiang didn't have much to say, just said he was sorry for bothering them, and then sent them out.

No matter whether there was an argument or the guests were leaving, it did not stop Li Wenbai from rummaging through the food brought by Ai Xiaoxia and the others on the edge of the kang and eating it himself. The food was already all over the edge of the kang. Now that the guests were leaving, he didn't move at all and was still eating.

Of course, Ai Xiaoxia doesn’t care about these things. The child has parents, and it is their business how to educate him.

When they reached the door, Ai Xiaoxia politely said goodbye to Lu Jingshen, Li Fuqiang and Yuan Jing.

After getting in the car, they soon set off and drove back.

Originally, Lu Jingshen and Ai Xiaoxia wanted to persuade Li Fuqiang to let Li Wensong continue his studies or find an apprenticeship, and not let him work as a laborer on the construction site. Unexpectedly, this brought Li Wensong back again. But today, seeing Li Fuqiang and Yuan Jing beating Li Wensong at every turn, they were indeed afraid that Li Wensong would have psychological problems if he stayed in that family.

Only after leaving the village did Li Wensong truly believe that he could leave. Suddenly, he began to wipe away tears while sitting in the back seat.

When he was abused by his stepmother, he didn't want to cry. He wanted to escape, he wanted to grow up, he had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he knew crying was useless, and he didn't want to use tears to show his incompetence.

But when he suddenly felt cared for and protected, the defense line in his heart suddenly broke, all the grievances in his heart came out, and he just wanted to cry.

The grown boy cried more and more sadly, which made Ai Xiaoxia feel very uncomfortable.

But he should vent these emotions, so I didn't say anything and let him cry his heart out.

Lu Jingshen didn't say anything either. He had the same idea as Ai Xiaoxia, which was to give Li Wensong some space.

Li Wensong had cried enough and looked at the two people in front of him. He felt embarrassed: "Cousin, thank you."

Lu Jingshen looked at Li Wensong through the rearview mirror and said, "We'll be there for you if anything happens in the future. Don't be afraid."

Ai Xiaoxia also said: "In less than two years, you will be able to get your ID card, and you can choose your own life in the future."

Li Wensong nodded, but then said to Lu Jingshen, "Cousin, I've made up my mind. I don't want to go to school anymore. I've dropped out for several years. I'm too old to go back to school and follow the first graders. My birthday is later, and I'll be seventeen after the New Year. If I go to the third grade, I won't be able to keep up. I want to find a place to apprentice, then borrow some books to read on my own, and then go back to junior high school next year to take the graduation exam. I just want to have a junior high school diploma."

After listening to Li Wensong's words, Lu Jingshen also felt that it made sense. He asked Ai Xiaoxia, "Xiaoxia, what do you think?"