The next morning, the family of four rushed home by car. Huo Jingchen, who was in Ward 206, hadn't heard his grandmother mention going to the next door all day, and he was very surprised. It wasn't until the evening that he found out that the family had already returned home, and he felt resentful about this.
At this time, Li Mingxi's family of four was already waiting for the donkey cart to take them home. From a distance, Niu Cuihua noticed that Old Man Li and Li Aijun looked unhappy, so when they approached, she asked, "Who are you two showing your displeasure to?"
Old man Li looked up at his wife and said nothing. However, Li Aijun looked at Niu Cuihua with a hesitant look.
Niu Cuihua glared at her eldest son and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't waste time."
Without waiting for his eldest son to speak, Old Man Li spoke first, "Let's get in the car and go home first. We'll talk about it when we get home."
So they hurried home in silence. When they got home, they saw that the stove was cold and the pots and pans were gone. Niu Cuihua understood that this scene must have been caused by a quarrel.
Normally, Niu Cuihua would have scolded her daughter-in-law, but today everyone had been hungry for most of the day and had no time to care about it. After a simple meal, she arranged for everyone to go to bed.
As soon as I lay down on the bed, I heard the usually quiet old man Li sigh and say, "Mother, this family is no longer viable. We have to break up!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Cuihua, who was originally dozing off, immediately perked up, "What's wrong?"
Old man Li replied, "It's all about money."
It turned out that this time when Li Mingxi was taken to the provincial capital for medical treatment, everything was going well and everyone was satisfied, but after Niu Cuihua and the others left, things stopped working.
Especially since Liu Zhaodi loved to stir up trouble, this time she kept coaxing the eldest son's wife Zhang Xiuzhi, thinking that they were biased towards the fourth son and his wife. No matter how good the eldest son's wife was, she couldn't stand the bad words for so long.
Just at this time, the villagers heard that their family took Xiaoxi to the provincial capital for medical treatment, and they spread all kinds of rumors. This increased the suspicion of Zhang Xiuzhi and Liu Zhaodi, so the two of them started to make trouble for their husbands. When they made trouble, they no longer cared about family matters, so every day it was Dani who took care of the two children to cook.
When they knew they were coming back today, they exploded. Not only did they refuse to cook for the family, they also stopped their granddaughters from cooking.
After listening to her husband's description, Niu Cuihua realized that this man was simply expressing his dissatisfaction, thinking that this would scare her. How could that be possible? She, Niu Cuihua, had never been afraid of anyone in her life.
Therefore, Niu Cuihua said directly: "I thought it was a big deal. It's just a small matter. At worst, we can split up the family. Who is afraid of who?"
Li Mingxi listened silently to the topic discussed by her grandparents and fell into deep thought for a while. If the family were to split up, it would be a good choice for both their small family and her personally. After the split up, their family would only live a better life, and she would have more opportunities to enter the space.
Speaking of the space, she had never been inside since she woke up, and she didn't know what the space was like now. When she had the chance in a few days, she would definitely sneak in to take a look.
Thinking like this, he fell asleep without knowing when. When Li Mingxi woke up, it was already dawn and the Li family had started preparing for dinner.
As soon as she arrived at the dinner table, Li Mingxi felt that the atmosphere at home was not right, but as a child she couldn't say anything.
"Here, Xiaoxi, eat this egg to nourish yourself," Niu Cuihua handed the egg to Li Mingxi as usual. As soon as Li Mingxi took it, Liu Zhaodi immediately put down her chopsticks.
She was so angry, "Mom, what do you mean?"
Niu Cuihua looked bewildered. "What's wrong with me? I just brought an egg to Xiaoxi. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Liu Zhaodi immediately retorted: "It was fine before, but this time Xiaoxi spent so much money on her trip to the provincial capital, why did she let her eat eggs? She spent all the money in the family by herself."
Hearing Liu Zhaodi's words, Niu Cuihua was so angry that she laughed, "You shallow-eyed thing, I thought you were waiting here! You said that all the money in the family was spent by Xiaoxi, what do you think, eldest brother's wife?
Zhang Xiuzhi looked up at her mother-in-law without opening her mouth.
Seeing Zhang Xiuzhi's action, Niu Cuihua had nothing to understand. The eldest son's wife must have thought so too, so the two of them deliberately discussed and planned to do this.
Niu Cuihua revealed a hint of sarcasm. "One or two of you, your father and I aren't dead yet, and you're already thinking about our money. You're so heartless. You said Xiaoxi had spent all the family money, but who has seen it? To tell you the truth, I didn't bring a penny with me when I went to the provincial capital this time. All the money Xiaoxi spent on the medical treatment was Lao Si's own money."
When Liu Zhaodi heard her mother-in-law say this, her attitude immediately changed. "Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier? Look, I misunderstood you. Let's continue eating."
Li Aijun was also busy trying to smooth things over, "Mom, mom, let's eat. After dinner, we still have to go to the fields to earn work points!"
Niu Cuihua glanced at her husband and said calmly, "You two should eat. Listen to me. I discussed this with your father last night. As the saying goes, a big tree branches out, and a big family divides up. Your children have all grown up, and it's time for us to split up. Tonight, I'll invite your uncle and a few village elders to come over to be witnesses and divide the family."
Niu Cuihua's words were like a huge rock, causing a thousand waves. When they heard about the family division, everyone in the Li family had different reactions, and the brothers who were sons were the first to oppose it.
Li Aijun said, "Mom, how can we split up? Isn't it shameful? Besides, aren't we living well as a family? There's no reason to split up."
The third son, Li Aimin, also spoke up: "Mom, we won't split up the family. Is it because Zhaodi made you angry? If I beat her up, how can a son split up the family when his parents are still alive? Isn't that just insulting?"
Li Aiguo was the one who was most willing to divide the family business, but his older brothers were unwilling to do so. He could only go along with what everyone said, otherwise people would think that he was the one who caused this and that would be the end of him.
I only heard him say, "Yes, mother, are you unhappy somewhere? You said, let's not separate the family."
Glancing at his sons who were trying to persuade him, Old Man Li said slowly, "Okay, that's settled. Let's eat, and then we can all go back to work."
As soon as Li Tieniu, who had always had little presence at home, opened his mouth, everyone below shut up. It was obvious that this matter was the result of a discussion between the old couple. It was useless for others to persuade them. They might as well think about how to live after the separation.
So the villagers who went to work saw that everyone in the Li family looked worried the whole day. Some curious people wanted to find out if something had happened to the Li family. After asking around and no one answered, some people speculated that Li Mingxi had not woken up yet and the provincial hospital was not optimistic about his condition.
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