"I don't know." Zhaodi shook her head.
“Confucius said that.”
"I know Confucius, but there's nothing about him in our school textbooks."
"Confucius once said, 'Don't talk while eating, and don't talk while sleeping.' He said it makes a lot of sense. Talking while eating affects the spleen and stomach and is bad for your health. Don't communicate with others before going to bed, so as not to affect your sleep quality."
"That is to say, we should try to talk less while eating. People in ancient times really knew how to take care of themselves!" Zhaodi said with a look of sudden realization.
"Yes! Confucius knew this over two thousand years ago, but we modern people don't pay much attention to it."
Wang Xiaolan lowered her head and said to Dabao, who was eating, "Next time, please don't make noise while you eat, okay? Otherwise, your little tummy will hurt."
"I understand," Dabao responded, put down the bowl and chopsticks he had just finished eating, and left the table.
He just walked to the door and returned to Wang Xiaolan.
"Mom, the grandma next door gave me some candy."
Wang Xiaolan was startled when she heard this and asked, "Do you want it?"
"I didn't want it."
"Dabao, you did the right thing. Mommy will reward you with a lollipop later."
Zhao Lihan asked in confusion, "Why are you doing this? This is a matter between adults, and children shouldn't be involved."
"I can't explain it to you clearly in just a few words now."
"Brother, when you were not at home, that person almost poisoned Dabao to death. If it weren't for sister-in-law's timely rescue, he would have died long ago."
Zhaodi told Zhao Lihan everything that had happened before.
"Well, I didn't expect her to do something like this. It seems I underestimated her."
Wang Xiaolan took over and said, "Not only Dabao, but also Liu San, they are all infected with the same poison."
Zhao Lihan murmured to himself, "It seems my father should also be on guard against her."
"That's not the case. Only your father knows where the treasure is. If your father is gone, where will she find the treasure? That woman is not a fool."
"For so many years, they have relied on the allowance you sent back to support his family. Where can she find such a family? Besides, your father has a treasure in his hands. More importantly, your father listens to her every word."
"That means my dad is still safe now."
"Zhaodi, you are right."
…
After lunch, Wang Xiaolan and Zhao Lihan returned to their rooms. They didn't talk to each other and just did their own things.
Wang Xiaolan knew that he was worried about something, so she ignored Zhao Lihan. She took out a high school Chinese textbook from her bag, sat down at the desk and started reading.
Zhao Lihan paced back and forth at home, as if he was thinking about something.
Wang Xiaolan was reading a book, but Zhao Lihan was swaying behind her.
She also couldn't concentrate on her studies, which made her very annoyed and she really wanted to yell.
She considered that they had just developed a tacit understanding and did not want to destroy their current way of getting along. So, she put away her book and prepared to go to the health station, just standing up.
"Not reading anymore?" Zhao Lihan asked.
"Yeah. I can't calm down with you walking around here."
"Sorry to bother you, I just have something to talk to you about."
"Go ahead!" Wang Xiaolan nodded.
"What I want to tell you is, can you be nicer to my father?"
"How do you want me to treat him well?"
"Don't be fooled by his fierce appearance. He's actually quite pitiful. He talked to me a lot today."
"Pitiable? Humph, he asked for it, he deserves it."
"When he talked about my mother, he cried. He said he was sorry for her and that she had suffered a lot for our family. Now he regretted it."
"What did he mean by saying this today?"
"What he meant was that after our new house is built, he will move in with us."
"He said the feng shui of the house he lives in now is bad, and he often dreams of my mother living in this house. He suspects my mother's spirit is still in the house, causing unrest in the family. He wants to live a peaceful life for the rest of his life."
"Is that what he said?"
"Yes."
"Your father is really good at talking. He actually blames the unrest in the family on the dead. Is he talking like a human being?"
"Did you agree to his request?"
"I didn't answer him directly."
"What about this woman of his?"
"Of course she came along."
Wang Xiaolan was furious when she heard this.
"I'm saying, are you out of your mind? He's using family affection to kidnap you."
"Don't get excited, wife. Let's talk it over nicely."
"Zhao Lihan, let me tell you why I want to build a house?"
"I know."
"I just want to cut off all ties with them and don't want to see their family."
"If your father had a little self-awareness, he wouldn't say such a thing. We originally planned to move out and leave everything here to your father."
"It seems I have to change my mind. I won't keep anything here. I'll use the materials from the demolition to build a pigpen behind the new house."
"Wife, I think it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Our family has become a laughing stock in the whole village due to all the trouble we've caused."
"I don't like what you said. I'm telling you, I don't agree. If you insist on doing this, then there are only two paths before us."
Wang Xiaolan thought to herself, "I'm not the original owner, and we haven't actually been married, so why not take this opportunity to get a divorce?"
"Before, I always thought that I was deceiving him and always felt guilty. Now, I have figured it out."
"I saved his life twice, and I've finally repaid the favor I owed him."
"He constantly suspects me of being an overseas spy, which shows he doesn't trust me. Living with such a sensitive person is undoubtedly a source of endless trouble. Who knows what might happen one day."
"His father's true intentions are obvious to anyone with a discerning eye. Didn't he see it? Then he should just stay here alone!"
When Wang Xiaolan thought of this, her attitude softened a lot.
"First, you can live in that new home anytime, anywhere. If your father can't leave, you can stay with him. Second, we can divorce. My request is that the two children be raised by me, and my two sisters can choose for themselves. If they are willing to come with me, I will train them to go to college."
After she said this, the two of them were silent for a while.
"Zhao Lihan, what do you think? Give me a word!"
"Wife, how could you do this? He is my father after all. Even though he did something wrong, he is old now. You are his daughter-in-law after all. Forgive him if you should!"
"This is your own business. I won't stop you from fulfilling your filial duties."
"You know his purpose better than I do. I'm so disappointed by your actions. You've crossed my bottom line. Don't use morality to blackmail me anymore."
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