After everyone in the family went to bed in the evening, Liu Zhaodi lay on the bed and talked with her husband about what happened today.
"Why doesn't mother let our Wumao eat egg custard? Our Wumao is still a grandson, not as precious as that little girl. Your mother must be possessed. I've never seen her treat her granddaughter so preciously before. Why is she acting like a different person when it comes to the fourth son's granddaughter?"
Li Aimin yawned. "Why do you care about your mother? She can do whatever she wants."
Liu Zhaodi gritted her teeth. "I think it's probably that little bitch Zhang Huilan who cast some kind of spell on me. Otherwise, how could Mother become like this? She bewitched the Fourth Son to bits, and now she's bewitching the old lady too. How shameless! As for that damned girl, I wonder how much longer she can stay like this!"
Li Aimin was impatient. "Look at what you are saying. What does this have to do with the child?"
"Bah, are you also bewitched by that little bitch? I knew it, you shameless man, you fell in love with your brother's wife, are you two having an affair?" Liu Zhaodi said as she started to pinch Li Aimin.
"What are you talking about? I really don't know what you are thinking about all day long. Whether you are going to sleep or not, I don't care about you. I'm going to sleep," Li Aimin said as he turned sideways with his back to Liu Zhaodi.
Seeing that the man ignored her, Liu Zhaodi cursed him under her breath and went to sleep.
Li Aimin was actually not asleep. Instead, he was thinking about what Liu Zhaodi had said. He also liked women like his fourth brother's wife. Not only was she beautiful, she had a good temper and was good at both housework and outdoor activities. Which man wouldn't want to find a wife like her? But it was just a thought. No matter how much he envied his fourth brother, he could only bury these thoughts in his heart. What mattered was living his own life well. After all, he chose his own people.
In the east room, Niu Cuihua was just talking to her husband about what happened today. She fanned Li Mingxi and said, "Old man, do you think our family can survive? I think everyone has opinions now. Although the eldest son's wife doesn't say it, who knows what she is thinking in her heart."
Old man Li glanced at his wife in the darkness and said faintly, "You knew this, and you still did this?"
"That's not because Xiaoxi is still young. Besides, eggs are so precious nowadays. Why let a bunch of idiots eat them? It's good enough that they have some to eat, and they still want to eat eggs. Why don't they go to heaven?" Niu Cuihua raised her voice.
"If you continue like this, our family will break up soon. Then we will have to live with the eldest brother. Will you still be able to see Xiaoxi?" Old man Li whispered.
"That won't do. We can't split up. At worst, I can give them eggs to eat later. But the thought of giving them my eggs makes me sad."
Old Man Li's wife, who looked distressed in the dark, hurried to comfort him, "If you really feel sorry for them, don't let them eat."
"No, for Xiaoxi, I endured it. After eating the eggs, I wonder who dares to cause trouble again?"
Old man Li looked at the old woman lovingly and said, "Go to sleep and don't think about it!"
Li Mingxi listened to the conversation between the old couple and complained in his heart. Although his grandfather was usually quiet, he was quite good at scheming. He could scare his grandmother just like that. He was really a shrewd old man.
Li Mingxi felt helpless about having to listen to the conversation between the old couple before going to bed every night. She was carried into the east room by Niu Cuihua when the wheat was harvested, so that her parents could continue to have children.
She said that in order to have a baby, she had to take this annoying guy away. My parents were also very confused by my grandmother's behavior, but they couldn't persuade the old lady and had to agree.
From then on, Li Mingxi was forced to accept many things, such as Er Laizi sneaking away to find Widow Liu again, and the two brothers Li Daniu and Li Erniu breaking up... These were the gossips that Niu Cuihua and Old Man Li talked about before going to bed every day.
Normally, Old Man Li wouldn't talk, leaving Niu Cuihua alone to chat. Even though Old Man Li didn't say anything, he didn't seem annoyed. Li Mingxi felt that this was probably the love between grandparents.
The next morning, Niu Cuihua woke up and found that Li Mingxi was soaked all over, so she hurriedly woke the old man Li up.
"Hey, old man, why is Xiaoxi sweating so much? Does she have a fever?"
When Old Man Li heard this, he quickly reached out his big hand and touched Li Mingxi's forehead, "No, you don't have a fever anywhere. Your forehead isn't even hot, it's just hot!"
Seeing that Niu Cuihua didn't say anything, he continued, "Think about it, adults sweat when they wake up from a nap. Does that mean children don't feel hot and won't sweat?"
"Yeah, then go get some hot water and I'll wash her."
Old man Li took out a basin with the words "Dongfanghong" printed on it, went out to fetch some cold water, then went into the house, picked up the iron mesh thermos in the corner and poured hot water into the basin. He tested the water temperature with his hand before bringing it to Niu Cuihua.
Li Mingxi felt as if he was surrounded by water. When he opened his eyes, he found that Niu Cuihua was giving him a bath. Although he didn't know why she was giving him a bath, as a child, Li Mingxi still liked water very much and giggled unconsciously.
When Niu Cuihua heard the sound, she realized that her granddaughter had woken up. Worried that she was being naughty, she wanted to finish washing her quickly to avoid getting water everywhere. As a result, she discovered a purple spot on Li Mingxi's thigh.
Niu Cuihua was confused at the moment, "Hey, what's going on? Why is it purple? I remember I didn't take a shower the day before yesterday?
Looking at the silly-looking Li Mingxi, he first tidied him up and put him on the bed, then lay there and watched him for a long time.
When Old Man Li came back from fetching water, he found his wife lying there. He couldn't help but wonder, "What are you looking at?"
Niu Cuihua waved him over and said, "Old man, come and take a look. What's going on?"
Old man Li said casually, "What's so good about Xiaoxi's legs? I don't want to see them!"
"Hey, I didn't ask you to look at her leg. There's a purple spot on her leg. I asked you to come over and see if she was stung by something!"
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