Liu Zhaodi felt a little guilty, but she didn't show it. "Isn't he too young? Besides, don't other children wear tattered clothes? Look at whose children are well dressed? Besides, he jumps around all the time. How can he wear nice clothes if you give him them?"
Li Aimin was so angry that his head was about to explode. "Yes, you are right? But you didn't even mention making him a nice piece of clothing!"
Liu Zhaodi retorted, "How do you know? I don't make it for him. It's not that I'm out of cloth. I'm thinking of asking our mother for a piece in a few days and then making it for him."
Li Aimin pointed at Liu Zhaodi and said, "What did you say? Ask for another yuan for my mother. Is this what our family owes you? Okay, okay, let's not talk about the five-cent clothes. Let's talk about this money. I remember there were originally more than a hundred yuan here. So, what's going on? Now there's only this much!"
Liu Zhaodi muttered, "Isn't that still enough? Besides, what's wrong with me being a little filial to my parents? I can't just watch them suffer, can I? Besides, my mother said that she'll have my brother pay me back when the time comes!"
"Then go and ask him for it now! Should I ask him to give it to me now?"
Liu Zhaodi was dissatisfied. "Aren't you forcing me to do this? Besides, my brother is going to be a father soon. What will we do if he pays back the money? And my sister-in-law is malnourished. What if the baby gets sick after it's born?"
Li Aimin said angrily, "I don't care, I'll make him pay it back now!"
Liu Zhaodi looked at Niu Cuihua for help, "Mom, please take care of Aimin. Look at what he said. How can my brother pay it back now?"
Niu Cuihua was already extremely angry, and now she was even more direct.
"I think what the third brother said is right, Liu Zhaodi, you should hurry back to your parents' home to ask for money, or you can just stay there from now on. Our Li family can't afford a daughter-in-law like you!"
When Liu Zhaodi heard Niu Cuihua say this, she immediately panicked. Doesn't this mean that she wants Aimin to divorce him?
I only heard her say in a panic, "Ai Min, you can't leave me!"
Unexpectedly, Li Aimin, who was always easy to talk to, didn't even look at her at this moment. He just turned his head to the side. Liu Zhaodi had no choice but to turn to the onlookers for help.
"Aunt Wang, please persuade my mother!"
Mrs. Wang said helplessly, "Zhao Di, it's not that I don't want to help you. You're not married, and yet the wife is still supporting her parents. I really can't accept this! You should quickly think of a way to return the money!"
As for the others, they had no intention of speaking well of her. At this moment, everyone had their own little calculations in mind. If Li Aimin really got divorced, then wouldn't their relatives have a chance? Not to mention anything else, Li Aimin had two capable brothers, and everyone looked up to him, not to mention that he was an honest and decent man!
Even Sanni and Wumao, brother and sister, were unwilling to speak up for her. It was because Liu Zhaodi had gone too far and Wumao had listened to her when he was a child.
But in the past two years, as he grew older, he no longer liked to go back to his grandma's house. Every time he went back, he was always hungry. His grandma always said that she loved him, but she always took his things and gave them to his cousins. He didn't like the people at his grandma's house at all!
His mother kept telling him how bad his cousins from his fourth uncle's family were, but he didn't feel it at all. Instead, he felt that they were very nice to him, unlike his cousins from his grandmother's family who were always thinking about his things.
Liu Zhaodi was very angry when she saw that her daughter and son ignored her, but she couldn't go back to her parents' home to ask for money, so she went into the house, packed some clothes and left.
After the onlookers had left, Niu Cuihua looked at her son, whose face was pale, and asked, "Have you really thought it through? Are you not going to celebrate?"
Li Aimin said casually, "I've made up my mind. If she doesn't change this time, I won't let her go!"
Li Mingxi was a little shocked when she heard Third Uncle say this. As far as she knew, few people got divorced in this era. It was really amazing that Third Uncle thought like this!
But then again, this can't be blamed on Third Uncle. His mother has always put her natal family first, just like that brother-supporting demon. Few people can accept this. It's good enough that Third Uncle has endured it until now.
Li Aimin never went to pick up Liu Zhaodi. He taught Sister Sanni all the laundry and cooking chores. It happened to be winter vacation, so Li Taohua was happy to do these things. She cooked for herself every day, so she could eat more, unlike when Liu Zhaodi was around, when she never felt full.
Li Mingxi didn't pay much attention to her family's affairs. She thought that it was getting cold now, and she had to send cotton clothes to Gu Weiyi and the others in the cowshed. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't be able to survive relying only on those old cotton-padded jackets.
What Li Mingxi was worried about was where to get so many cotton-padded clothes. If he told Niu Cuihua about it, he didn't know whether she would agree. So he had a sad face every day, but he didn't know that Niu Cuihua had already seen through his reactions.
That night, Niu Cuihua discussed this with Li Tieniu, "Old man, what do you think our Xiaoxi is worried about?"
"Who knows, this girl has a lot of ideas every day, who knows what she's thinking, but judging by her expression, it should be difficult!"
Niu Cuihua was extremely worried and asked tentatively, "How about I go ask her?"
Li Tieniu pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it. When she is willing to talk, she will definitely tell you. Otherwise, it would be useless to ask!"
Niu Cuihua muttered, "Well, let's ignore her for now!"
Li Mingxi had no idea that her grandmother was worried about her. She was hiding in her space alone, thinking about things.
She looked worried and said to herself, "What should I do? The weather is getting colder and colder, and I still haven't figured out how to get cotton for the teachers."
At some point, Yue Ze had come to her side and asked in confusion, "You don't need to worry about these, right?"
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