"Yunzhi, have you noticed that your uncle is particularly good to our mother?"
"The day before yesterday, I saw him buy a cake for my mother. He was afraid that she couldn't bite it, so he broke it into small pieces for her to eat. When my mother choked, he quickly gave her water to drink."
"The day before yesterday I saw him buy a lot of new clothes for Mom and throw away all the old clothes, saying that Mom's old clothes were torn and didn't look good in them."
"Yesterday I heard my mom come out in the middle of the night because she was hungry and looking for something to eat. I also heard my uncle go to the kitchen and make some steamed egg custard for her. The two of them were chatting and laughing as they ate."
Chen Lichu counted on his fingers, recounting one by one what had happened during the few days that Li Xinghe had stayed at home.
She always felt that Li Xinghe's eyes were full of pity when he looked at her mother-in-law.
I couldn't help but feel a little envious.
Her eldest brother was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter, and her second brother left home when he was young and has never been heard from since.
Her parents died early, leaving her and her sister to depend on each other.
She really envied this kind of friendship between brothers and sisters. She had felt it briefly when she was a child, but it was a pity that time was too far away from her, as if it were a lifetime ago.
Chen Lichu's self-deprecating smile was indeed from another world.
Lu Yunzhi fell into deep thought after hearing what Shen Lichu said.
He also felt that after observing for the past few days, he found that his uncle was very good to his mother.
It can be said that he is taken care of in every possible way.
He once asked his mother why his uncle left home in his early years, why he had not contacted his family for so many years, and why he suddenly came back.
He asked a lot of questions, but his mother evaded them all by saying she didn't know.
He even felt that if his mother made up any excuse, he would be willing to believe it.
"My uncle doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving. He seems to want to stay here permanently."
"Besides, my uncle has no family, no wife, and no children, so if he lives here, we might have to help take care of him more."
Lu Yunzhi said to Chen Lichu with some guilt.
Shen Lichu might not agree to take care of an extra old man, but he was his uncle after all, and they lived in his uncle's house.
My uncle also goes to buy groceries on weekdays, so there is no reason to chase him away.
"It doesn't matter. My uncle is not too old and can take care of himself. He doesn't need me to do anything for him. I'll think about the future later." Chen Lichu looked at Lu Yunzhi gently.
Li Xinghe is very polite. He helps buy groceries for his family, cooks occasionally, and cleans the house.
In short, he is an old man who is not annoying.
Besides, it is natural for the brother and sister to want to catch up after not seeing each other for many years.
There was no way she could drive them away.
"Yunzhi, are you there? I have something to tell you."
"Cao Cao is here." Chen Lichu teased in a low voice.
Lu Yunzhi smiled and patted his head: "Let's go and listen to what's going on."
Lu Yunzhi opened the door, but Li Xinghe was not at the door. He was already sitting on the sofa in the main room waiting.
Chen Lichu still admired this about him.
He should be an older man with a higher education.
Or maybe he is just a polite person.
During this period, he lived at home, and his activities were limited to the yard, the main hall and the kitchen. He never went to other people's houses.
Even if he invited others to dinner and the door was open, he would only knock on the door and would not go in.
Lu Yunzhi and Shen Lichu sat on the sofa.
Li Xinghe smiled at them sheepishly: "I want you to help me buy a house in the village."
"As you know, there's no one at home except Xiuyun and I."
"When I came back, I sold my house in Shanghai, so I had enough money to buy a house."
"I can't stay here for a long time and disturb you."
"I feel bad seeing Yangming and Liwan squeeze into one room."
Chen Lichu and Lu Yunzhi looked at each other and gave him an affirmative look.
Lu Yunzhi naturally understood what she meant.
"Uncle, it's actually more convenient for us to take care of you if you live at home. There's no need to buy a house."
Li Xinghe laughed heartily: "Our Yunzhi is filial, but uncle is not your parent, there is no reason to ask you to take care of me."
"I'm in good health and can take care of myself."
"Besides, I will feel burdened if I continue to cause trouble for you."
Lu Yunzhi didn't force it: "Okay, uncle, you can live here peacefully for now. We'll help you keep an eye out for suitable houses."
"Okay, okay, good boy." Li Xinghe looked at Lu Yunzhi, his eyes narrowed into a line.
How nice it would be if he had a son as sensible as Lu Yunzhi.
As he was laughing, he suddenly remembered something, took out a wallet from his pocket, and took out a hundred-dollar bill from it.
Handing it to Chen Lichu: "This money is for my food and drink. I'm old and can't live and eat for free."
Chen Lichu quickly refused: "Uncle, you are too polite. I absolutely cannot accept this money."
Li Xinghe was determined not to eat free rice, so no matter how Chen Lichu refused, he still stuffed the money into his pocket.
After the game, Qianren went out for a walk.
He said he wanted to exercise so that he could live longer.
After he left, Li came out of the house.
He walked between the two of them hesitantly and sat in the seat where Li Xinghe had just sat.
Looking at Shen Lichu embarrassedly, “I’m sorry to have caused you trouble during the time that my uncle has been here.”
Chen Lichu made a pause gesture with his hand: "Stop, we are all family, let's not do these empty things."
"This is the money my uncle just gave me. Please keep it for me, so that I don't get carried away by my sons one day."
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