Dinner was naturally another large table full of delicious food.
There are not only braised pork ribs noodles, but also hot and sour potato shreds, braised pork stewed with potatoes, three fresh vegetables, French fries, etc.
The table was full of Meng Qingyin’s favorite foods.
Even Blacksmith Li took into account Zaizai's taste and made several sour and spicy dishes.
Li Tieniu pretended to be jealous: "If you don't know this, you would think Xiao Meng is your biological daughter and I was picked up from outside."
Blacksmith Li snorted coldly: "I dream of having a daughter as caring as Xiao Meng, unlike you who always makes trouble for me!"
Seeing that the war was about to affect him again, Li Tieniu quickly lowered his head to eat and stopped talking.
Blacksmith Li gave him a fierce look.
Meng Qingyin adjusted the atmosphere: "Uncle Li, your braised pork and potatoes are so delicious. The potatoes are soft and sticky and very fragrant."
Blacksmith Li's expression changed. The sky was overcast one moment, then cleared up in the blink of an eye. "If you like to eat, eat more. Look how thin you have become."
Meng Qingyin laughed, "I'm not thin either."
Blacksmith Li directly brought the braised pork and potatoes to her and said, "Eat more even if you're not thin. Eating more will give you more strength!"
Meng Qingyin smiled and agreed.
Li Tieniu could only stare anxiously as he watched the pot of braised pork and potatoes move away from him.
His father was angry and he didn't dare to offend him.
Meng Qingyin glanced at his expression of anger but not daring to speak out, and asked naturally, "Brother Tieniu, is the construction team busy lately?"
After saying that, she naturally pushed the braised pork and potatoes in front of him.
"No hurry, no hurry." Li Tieniu picked up a large piece of meat and winked at her.
Blacksmith Li snorted coldly, "You're almost unemployed, so you're not busy, are you?"
Li Tieniu was unhappy. "How can I be unemployed? It's just a long vacation. If you don't like me, I'll move out."
Blacksmith Li was instantly furious and slammed his hand on the table. "I told you to learn forging from me, but you refused and insisted on building a bridge! Now look what? You've been kicked out, right? And you're even saying you're on leave? It was just an excuse to kick you out, and you actually believed it?"
Li Tieniu seemed to have his secrets touched upon. He immediately stopped talking and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Blacksmith Li panted and panted, cursing "unfilial son".
Meng Qingyin quickly poured him a glass of warm water and gently patted his back to soothe his breath. "Uncle Li, drink some water first."
Blacksmith Li took a sip of the water, his anger slightly relieved: "I'm sorry, Xiao Meng, I made you laugh."
Meng Qingyin: "Uncle, you are still so polite to me."
Blacksmith Li sighed heavily, his tone somewhat melancholy. "My Li family's forging business has been passed down for 23 generations. Is it going to end in my hands?"
He didn't care whether Meng Qingyin responded or not, and continued to speak, "Why didn't he want to learn forging from me? He insisted on building bridges, and now his partner in the engineering team has backstabbed him and kicked him out... Is this the result he wanted to see?"
From what Blacksmith Li said, Meng Qingyin roughly pieced together the reason for the conflict between father and son.
It's simply that Li Tieniu is unwilling to follow in his father's footsteps, but Li the blacksmith is puzzled by his son's thoughts and feels helpless about the forging skills that are about to be lost.
She didn't try to persuade Blacksmith Li easily, but just said softly, "Brother Tieniu has been betrayed by his partner, and now is the moment when he needs comfort the most."
Blacksmith Li paused.
Meng Qingyin: "Brother Tieniu is still young and has the opportunity to make mistakes. Even if he gets hurt, he still has the courage to make a comeback. What he needs most right now is your recognition."
Let's put it in her own shoes. If it was her who was backstabbed by a trusted partner, and her father not only didn't understand but also mocked her with disdain, she wouldn't know who to feel disappointed in.
Blacksmith Li didn't say anything, but from his expression, it could be seen that he was reflecting.
Meng Qingyin left him alone and came to the yard.
Li Tieniu was squatting silently under the courtyard wall, with his head down and a listless look.
Meng Qingyin walked over.
Li Tieniu sniffed but didn't look up: "I'll make you laugh tonight."
Meng Qingyin couldn't help but say, "You and Li Shulian said the same thing."
Li Tieniu stopped talking.
Meng Qingyin: "Uncle Li forged a heavy sword for me. The craftsmanship of the heavy sword is exquisite and it really tests the forger's skills."
Li Tieniu looked up at her. Under the moonlight, his eyes were red, but his tone was inexplicably proud. "His forging skills even surpassed my grandfather's. Every person who asked him to forge a weapon was never dissatisfied with the finished product."
Meng Qingyin: "Such a fine craft is about to be lost. How would Uncle Li feel?"
Li Tieniu was stunned.
How does his father feel?
He never seemed to consider it.
Since he was a child, his father urged him to learn the forging craft, but he was not interested in it at all.
He was interested in bridges.
Later, he ignored his father's anger and partnered with friends to create a bridge construction team, rarely coming back.
Because he knew that every time he came back, the father and son would have an argument.
He was always focused on pursuing his own dreams, but forgot to consider his father's feelings.
Seeing that he had figured it out, Meng Qingyin stood up and patted his shoulder, "Go and have a good talk with Uncle Li. I believe he is not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason."
Li Tieniu nodded, stood up and went into the house.
Meng Qingyin returned to the car.
Zizi misunderstood that she was leaving: "Master, aren't we going to stay here tonight?"
At the dinner table, Blacksmith Li asked Meng Qingyin to stay overnight, and she agreed because she couldn't refuse.
Meng Qingyin: "No rush, give them some time."
This wait lasted more than an hour.
Li Tieniu hurried out of the yard and was relieved to see she was still in the car. "I thought you had left. Let's go back."
Meng Qingyin jumped out of the car and asked with a smile, "It seems the problem is solved?"
Li Tieniu grinned: "Well, it's all said and done."
Meng Qingyin nodded and followed him back into the house.
Blacksmith Li smiled and said, "Xiao Meng, would you like to learn forging from me?"
Meng Qingyin was stunned.
Blacksmith Li quickly explained, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not forcing you to learn from me. I just think you're a good kid, and you're someone who can endure loneliness. You might be able to achieve something in forging. Of course, if you're not willing, forget it."
Meng Qingyin hesitated, "But isn't forging a secret skill of the Li family? If I pass it on to me, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
Blacksmith Li waved his hand. "What matters is whether the unique secret technique can be passed down."
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