Chapter 043: Second Brother… Eat the dumplings before you leave.
“Second Brother, do you miss Dad so much?!”
Old Man Li’s eyes were red, and he was struggling.
After a while, he slowly lowered his straight spine, “Second Brother, Dad and Mom didn’t treat your wife and children well. It’s our fault. Dad… apologizes to you.”
Li Wenfeng choked in his throat, his nose was sour, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes.
"But... since ancient times, the eldest son's family has been in charge of taking care of the elderly. In the future, your father and mother will rely on your eldest brother and his wife to take care of them and see them to the end of their lives. You... just live a good life outside, but leave a job and a way out for your eldest brother and his family in the first family
..." Old man Li looked at his son, with a pleading look in his eyes, "...you are brothers, you can never cut off your relationship. You have to come home to see me and your mother in the future, second brother..."
Li Wenfeng was silent for a while.
He closed his eyes and asked old man Li, "Dad, did your elder brother... leave this road for me?"
"Yes, your elder brother is wrong."
Old man Li did not deny it, but admitted it straightforwardly, "It was Dad who did not teach your elder brother well. You... for the sake of my old father, even if you come back and live as a stranger in a compound in the future, is that okay?"
Li Wenfeng looked at him for a long time in silence.
Old man Li did not urge him, but forced a smile, "I took the time to go to the mountains to collect a lot of herbs these days, and there are still a few flavors that are not yet complete. I will write out the prescription later. You take it with you, and boil it for your wife after selling the herbs."
"She is weak and her vitality is greatly damaged. She must take the medicine well to nourish her body, and..."
The old father obviously felt embarrassed, but he still tried to please him carefully.
The eldest brother Li stood not far away, watching woodenly. The eldest
sister-in-law of Li was sobbing softly.
The third brother Li sighed deeply. This family was going to break up.
Li Yuanbao looked at a loss.
Grandpa agreed to divide the family? !
This never happened in the previous life!
What happened now has never happened in the previous life.
What is going on?
Could it be that she had a butterfly reaction because of her rebirth?
But this reaction is obviously not friendly to her.
Second uncle took the second aunt and the others away. What should I do with her jade ring space?
She hasn't got the jade ring yet, let alone dripping blood to recognize the owner for her use.
No, I have to think of a way...
In the second room, Fan Qingyi heard a long silence outside, moved his body, and wanted to get out of bed to call Li Wenfeng back.
"Mrs. Wenfeng, what are you doing?"
Auntie Song held her down, "Hurry up and lie back down. You are so weak, why do you always want to get out of bed?"
[Do you know that you almost lost your life? Why is this kid so fierce?]
"Auntie, I'm fine."
Hearing Auntie Song's thoughts, Fan Qingyi smiled and said, "I will get out of bed and walk to the door. I won't go out, just call Brother Wenfeng."
"Why do you call him? Let him handle their family affairs."
Auntie Song frowned and pressed her back forcefully.
She meant well, and Fan Qingyi couldn't bear to offend her, so she explained, "I don't want Brother Wenfeng to break up with his family because of me. If they break up, Brother Wenfeng will have no family, which is not good."
Because of her, Brother Wenfeng and his family quarreled like this, he must be very sad.
She couldn't bear to see Brother Wenfeng sad.
Auntie Song sighed, "Auntie knows what you mean. Sit down and listen to me. I asked him before I came..."
Fan Qingyi immediately listened to her obediently.
His obedient appearance made Auntie Song sigh again, "Wenfeng knows what he is doing. He knows everything. He has his reasons for doing so. Don't go over and hold him back..."
"But..."
"No buts, listen to Auntie."
The two were arguing when the door was pushed open and Li Wenfeng came back.
Fan Qingyi turned around immediately, her voice full of worry, "Brother Wenfeng."
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Li Wenfeng smiled at her.
"Dad!"
"Dad."
Li Zhenzhu rushed over like a cannonball, hugged Li Wenfeng's left leg, and cried loudly.
Li Liuli tensed her little face, her eyes were frighteningly red, and her little sister rushed over in two steps, tugged at the hem of Li Wenfeng's short-sleeved shirt, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't cry, don't cry, Dad is fine."
Li Wenfeng's eyes were hot and tears welled up, his voice became a little hoarse and choked, "Dad is fine."
"Dad is lying!"
Li Zhenzhu cried and hiccuped, "My heart is broken when I think about the quarrel with Dad. You quarreled with grandpa, and grandpa was partial to uncle. Dad must be heartbroken."
"Dad, I'm growing up very fast. If you wait a few more years, I will definitely be better than Brother Sangchen and Brother Qinan! I will definitely be better than them!"
Li Liuli clenched her hands, her eyes were very firm, "Even if I were a girl, I could still be the pride of Mom and Dad!"
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Li Wenfeng, "Dad, believe me."
Li Wenfeng's heart was soft. He raised his hand to wipe away his tears, squatted down, and took the girls into his arms one by one.
"Mom and Dad don't need you to grow up to look a certain way. You are who you are. You don't need to compare with anyone. You are the priceless treasures of your mother and me."
Li Wenfeng smiled, "Do you understand?"
Li Liuli pouted, tears falling down, "But... they all bully you and mom for not having a son. If I were a son, they would never dare to do that."
"Silly child."
Li Wenfeng gently wiped away his daughter's tears, "Don't your eldest aunt and third aunt have sons? Aren't they also dominated by your grandma? Doesn't your eldest aunt usually play tricks on your third aunt? Doesn't she put on her eye drops in front of your grandma?"
Li Liuli was stunned and looked sideways at Fan Qingyi.
Fan Qingyi nodded.
Li Liuli was at a loss, "Why?"
"People's minds are hard to predict, there are not so many whys."
Li Wenfeng pinched the flesh on her face and changed the subject, "Have you packed everything?"
"Packed."
Li Liuli still couldn't believe that their family was going to join the army, "Dad, when are we leaving?"
"I'll go borrow a cart, and we'll leave when I come back."
Li Liuli's eyes lit up slightly,
and she nodded repeatedly, "Okay." Li Wenfeng smiled, wiped the tears of his two daughters, stood up, nodded to Auntie Song, "Please stay a little longer, Auntie, I'll borrow a cart."
"Go." Auntie Song watched him leave, sighing slightly in her heart.
I don't know what Old Man Li and Old Lady Li are thinking. Even if they can't love the whole family, at least don't treat them so harshly.
Look, a good family is ruined like this.
Isn't it a pity? !
Li Wenfeng left the yard and came back a short while later pushing a cart, followed by another one.
The two girls ran back and forth excitedly to load things onto the cart at the back.
The mother and her children had very few clothes, so Auntie Song decided to only bring a few pieces without many patches.
As for winter cotton clothes, they simply didn't bring any, as they had been wearing them for more than ten years and were no longer warm.
The quilt was folded and placed on the cart, which was soft and not uncomfortable.
"Okay." Auntie Song tried it several times and smiled at Li Wenfeng.
Li Wenfeng was about to go into the house to carry Fan Qingyi out when Old Lady Li suddenly spoke.
"Second brother! You...eat your dumplings before you leave."
As she finished speaking, Mrs. Li came out with a pot lid filled with rolled dumpling skins and a large bowl of dumpling fillings, which were Li Wenfeng's favorite pickled cabbage and pork fillings.