Li Duo said, "I just feel angry when I think about all the things he did to take Rou Rou away from you. What right did he have to take Rou Rou away?"
Wen Shu couldn't help but laugh and said, "There's nothing to be angry about. After all, from his perspective, he's the child's grandfather, and it's normal for him to want to take the child back to his own home. I can understand his feelings, but I don't understand her behavior."
"Of course, we young people can't understand the older generation's thinking. We have already seen his stubbornness, so as parents, we should avoid those things in him that we don't like or can't stand."
“We don’t want them to force us, so we can’t force them to think like us. Besides, he’s your father. Although he’s strict with you, you were still raised by the Li family. You can’t expect to cut all ties with him for the rest of your life, can you?”
“He may have said some harsh things, but deep down he wants the best for you. However, he wants you to improve according to the steps he has set. If you improve on your own, he will naturally feel unbalanced. Since he has already been proven wrong, we should not argue with him directly, but say some gentle words when appropriate.”
She looked at Li Duo and said, "No, nobody wants you to completely sever ties with the Li family and never have anything to do with them again in this lifetime."
After hearing Wen Shu's words, Li Duo's angry expression softened. He just said in a muffled voice, "If I resume contact with the Li family as if nothing happened, what about the harm you and Rou Rou suffered?"
Wen Shu shook her head and said, "If Rou Rou were taken away now, I would hate him to the bone and probably never be able to forgive him. But since Rou Rou wasn't taken away, I can only be wary of him. I may not like him, but I haven't reached the point of hating him yet."
"Besides, he said your father might take Rou Rou away, but I believe he wouldn't hurt Rou Rou. Compared to those who took Rou Rou away and then tried to hurt him, I really don't hate him that much."
Li Duo wanted to say something more, but the door opened and his grandmother walked in from outside, holding Wen Rou Rou's hand.
As Wen Rou Rou walked, he hopped along on his short legs, singing in his childish voice. When he saw Wen Shu and Li Duo, he happily rushed to Wen Shu, hugged her neck, and kissed her face hard. "Rou Rou missed Shu Shu!"
Wen Shu hugged him and kissed his chubby little face several times. "Shu Shu misses Rou Rou too!"
The mother and son hugged each other, giving each other kisses.
Grandma smiled and said, "Alright, Rou Rou, go wash your little hands. Grandma will prepare something delicious for you."
As Wen Rou Rou ran to the bathroom to wash his little hands, he loudly asked, "Shu Shu, Dou Dou, are we going to the children's playground tomorrow?"
Wen Shu said confidently, "Yes, we're going to the children's playground tomorrow. We promised Rou Rou, and Shu Shu is a woman of her word!"
Wen Rou Rou was very happy after hearing this.
During the meal, Wen Shu told her grandmother that the Li family and the Lin family were having dinner together and invited her grandmother to go along.
Grandma nodded. "Of course we have to go. This is the first time the Li family has met since you and Li Duo got married. I'm sure both sides are taking it very seriously."
Wen Rou Rou curiously raised her little head and asked loudly, "Is Rou Rou going too?"
Wen Shu nodded, "Rourou will go too. Rourou is the main character. If Rourou doesn't go, what's the point of the trip?"
Her chubby little face beamed with joy.
The next morning, Li Duo and Wen Shu took Wen Rou Rou to the children's playground, and at noon they went to a very famous restaurant for lunch.
In the evening, the Li family came to pick up Li Duo's family from the hotel they had booked.
Li Duo glared at the group, his tone cold, "If I don't go, can you force me to go?"
The Li family members dared not say that; they also looked embarrassed. "Young Master Li, Chairman Li sent us to pick you up..."
Wen Shu was wiping Wen Rou Rou's sweat when she saw the commotion. She walked over to them and said, "Go back and tell Chairman Ni that we're driving over and will arrive before the banquet starts. You don't need to wait here."
After those people left, Wen Shu sighed and said, "Why did you make things difficult for them? They were just following orders. To put it bluntly, they were paid to do what they were asked to do. There's no need for you to make things difficult for these people who are paid to do things."
Li Duo said coldly, "I just hate his way of arranging everything and demanding that we obey. He used that to his advantage when I was in the Li family, and now that I've left, he's still trying to use the same old methods..."
Wen Shu glanced at him and put her hand on his arm. "Rourou is still here. It wouldn't be good for her to see you like this."
Wen Shu's hands were small, with long, slender fingers that looked like scallion segments—very beautiful. As she gently placed them on Li Duo's arm, he instantly felt all his anger vanish.
She had that familiar scent about her, and when it entered his nostrils, it calmed his mind.
"Actually, your father taking the initiative to find the Lin family and using this opportunity to have dinner with us was already a way of making peace with you. Your father is a proud man who has been proud all his life, so we can't expect him to lower himself and apologize to you, can we?"
"It's almost impossible for us to expect an apology from the elderly. We can't change them, so we can only make appropriate concessions. If they offer a way out, we should take it. Otherwise, if things get ugly, they'll be unhappy, and we'll be unhappy too. What if we upset them and they get sick? Wouldn't we be the ones who regret it then?"
"Hmm," he mumbled in response.
After Wen Shu finished speaking slowly and deliberately, Li Duo said, "I understand, I will pay attention."
Wen Shu nodded and smiled: "That's good."
Wen Rou Rou was playing and sweating profusely, so Wen Shu quickly took out a sweat towel from her bag and stuffed it into his back. Wen Rou Rou still wanted to play.
Wen Shu said, "Rourou, do you remember what your uncle said yesterday? He said that many people are waiting for us to eat today, and if we don't go soon, they will all go hungry."
Wen Rou Rou patted her little belly and said, "I'm hungry."
Wen Shu changed Rou Rou's clothes with the clothes she had brought with her before they went to the hotel together.
This was a formal meeting between the Lin and Li families after Wen Shu and Li Duo's marriage, and both sides seemed quite serious.
Grandma had already been picked up by the Lin family and taken to a private room. When Wen Shu and the others arrived, Grandma and Third Grandma Li were sitting together, chatting and laughing.
The current situation is exactly what the two elderly people wanted to see, and they have achieved their wish.
As soon as Wen Shu's family entered, Shen Jingyao immediately stood up, went over and picked up Wen Rou Rou, "Oh my, who is this? Isn't this Grandma's big Rou Rou? Grandma's big Rou Rou seems to have grown taller and fatter. Big Rou Rou is getting more and more handsome!"
Wen Rou Rou hugged Shen Jing Yao's neck and called out in a childish voice, "Hello, Grandma."
Shen Jingyao's eyes narrowed with joy, "Big meat is great!"
Shen Jingyao is Wen Rou Rou's maternal grandmother, while Li Zhonggeng is the child's actual grandfather!
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