Chapter 504 Li Xiang is also a poor child
Speaking of starting construction, Tan Chen thought of Li Xiang again.
"Dad, do you know there's a guy named Li Xiang in our compound?"
When Tan Shaowen heard his son mention Li Xiang, he was obviously surprised: "Do you know Li Xiang?"
Tan Chen recounted what happened at the courtyard today.
After hearing this, Tan Shaowen sighed.
"Ah... Li Xiang is also a poor child."
Seeing his father's attitude, Tan Chen knew that he must know about Li Xiang's situation.
So he raised his eyebrows and looked at Tan Shaowen, wanting to hear some more details.
Tan Shaowen placed his chopsticks on the table and spoke slowly.
"Li Xiang's father was once my subordinate, and he had been with me through thick and thin for many years. He died while on a mission the year before my accident.
At that time, Li Xiang was less than a month old when he lost his father.
After hearing about Li Xiang's life experience, Tan Chen felt that his own experience of being sent to Tan Mingshan by Tan Shaowen was not as pitiful as it seems.
"And what happened next?"
Tan Shaowen continued, "Later, in order to take care of them, an orphan and a widow, the ministry allocated them an apartment in the compound and also arranged a job for her mother.
It’s a pity that Li Xiang’s mother’s health is getting worse year by year because of excessive worry and raising a child alone. Now she can only stay at home and can’t do anything.
Li Xiang had no one to discipline him since he was a child, and he didn't study well. He just played around with those little gangsters all day long.
Later, her mother asked the ministry to help Li Xiang arrange a job in a light bulb factory. Unexpectedly, he beat up the workshop director after working there for less than a month and was fired.
From then on, no one heard of him doing any legitimate work.”
At this point, Tan Shaowen became a little worried: "Tan Chen, it's a good thing that Li Xiang can make money with his own ability, but you have to keep a close eye on him and don't let him cause any trouble."
Tan Chen nodded and said, "I understand, Dad. I'll keep an eye on him during the school holidays. If he has any problems, I'll point them out immediately."
Tan Chen no longer had just the slightest understanding of Li Xiang that he had when they first met. At least he had a general grasp of his situation.
He sympathized with Li Xiang's life experience, and if Li Xiang really wanted to turn over a new leaf, he wouldn't mind giving him a hand.
Seeing that the father and son kept talking about Li Xiang, Jiang Ping also sighed.
"Although Li Xiang seems to be acting weird all the time, he is actually quite filial."
Tan Shaowen agreed: "Well, your mother knows this best. When we come back from the Northwest, she will take time to visit Li Xiang's mother."
Shang Ruoting asked curiously, "Mom, what disease did Li Xiang's mother have?"
Jiang Ping replied: "Her mother initially had coronary heart disease, and now it seems that she is suffering from heart failure."
Although Shang Ruoting is not a doctor, she knows the severity of heart failure and that one's life may be lost at any time.
"She didn't get any treatment?"
Jiang Ping smiled bitterly: "Every time I persuaded her, she refused to go to the hospital, saying that she knew her own body well and that the same thing would happen even if she went to the hospital.
To put it bluntly, it’s all because of lack of money.”
Shang Ruoting didn't ask any further questions. After all, this was someone else's family's business.
The next morning, Li Xiang was waiting at the place where he had agreed to meet with Tan Chen.
After learning about Li Xiang's life experience yesterday, Tan Chen felt less resentful towards him.
On the first day of the renovation of the Siheyuan, Li Xiang was very diligent. Except for occasionally going out to help buy some things, he spent the rest of his time working with the villagers in Sihe Village.
Even when the tall young man who was with him yesterday came to see him, Li Xiang did not waver in his determination to work hard.
As time passed, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen's National Day holiday also ended.
The two of them packed their schoolbags early and drove out of the house in a jeep.
Li Xiang also wanted to go to the courtyard house near Peking University to work, so naturally he had to take a ride with them.
This was the first time Li Xiang saw Shang Ruoting, and he was stunned for a moment.
I heard that Tan Chen’s wife is also studying at Peking University, and is the top scorer in the national college entrance examination. I didn’t expect that she is so beautiful.
In front of Shang Ruoting, I'm afraid all the ladies and famous ladies in Beijing would lose their luster.
Tan Chen was obviously displeased when he saw Li Xiang staring at his wife.
"Are you getting in the car?"
Li Xiang also reacted and scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Go up, go up... Hehe... Tan Chen, is your sister-in-law a fairy?"
Shang Ruoting did not take Li Xiang's praise to heart. She had heard from Tan Chen that Li Xiang was a rather eccentric person and was good at flattering people.
She nodded generously to Li Xiang as a greeting.
At first, Tan Chen was a little annoyed because his wife was being stared at, but after hearing Li Xiang say that his wife was a fairy who had descended to earth, his mood instantly became beautiful again.
"I searched for my wife with a lantern."
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