Chapter 853 Small Family
Li San Niang didn't care at all about what the Li family, or more specifically, about what Li Er's brother or sister-in-law thought of her.
Ever since Li San Niang moved out of the Li family with Lu Zhu'er, she had come to terms with it. Out of respect for Li's parents, Li San Lang, Li Si Lang, and Xiao Wu Lang, the biggest concession she could make was to move out of the Li family.
Distance makes things better than proximity. We don't need to live together or eat from the same pot every day. If we can maintain a superficial relationship with Li Ersao in the future, that would be the best outcome.
Perhaps, living separately will not only ease the tension between myself and the second branch of the Li family, preventing Li's parents from feeling awkward, but it may also make both sides remember each other's good points.
Even though Li San Niang felt a little awkward when she was alone in a room with Li Er Xiong again, she also remembered how kind Li Er Xiong and Li Er Sao were to her and Lu Zhu'er when she first brought her daughter home.
Even if Li Ersao was blinded by wealth before, it cannot erase the fact that she took care of Li Sanniang and Luzhuer in the past.
Most people in this world are neither absolutely good nor absolutely bad.
At this point, Li San Niang felt that was enough, and she would treat Li Er Xiong's family as relatives from now on.
Even if they are siblings, after they each start their own families, they will eventually have to take care of their own little families, which is understandable.
Not long after the adoption incident, Sister-in-law Li went to Li San Niang to comfort her: "Sister-in-law knows you must be angry, and it's understandable that you're angry. If I were you, and if your elder brother and I had both daughters, they would all be my children. I would never insist on adopting my brother-in-law's son."
If your elder brother insists on having a son, I'll just divorce him and let him find another woman to have a son.
I'm going back to my parents' home. How can I not survive with my child?
Therefore, Third Sister, you have every right to be angry.
It's obvious that Lan Niang is after your money. Money can be a powerful motivator, and it's understandable that she has this thought.
However, she shouldn't have brought this up in front of the child.
Fortunately, Dewdrop has grown up; she's no longer a two- or three-year-old toddler.
After chuckling softly twice, Li San Niang replied to Li Da Sao: "Sister-in-law, I'm open-minded about it."
I already told Zhu'er about it. When my sister-in-law gave birth to Xiao Liulang, she asked me if Xiao Qilang was coming into my belly.
At that time, I told her that I would never remarry or have any more children in my life, and that Dewdrop was my only child.
Therefore, when her second sister-in-law said those words to Luzhu'er, Luzhu'er was not afraid.
Li San Niang couldn't help but sigh to Li Da Sao, "Da Sao, Lu Zhu'er has really grown up. Children grow up so fast."
Seeing that Li San Niang was truly open-minded, Sister-in-law Li finally felt relieved, but only half relieved.
"Furthermore, Third Sister, I'd like to ask you to say a few more words today."
Hearing Li Dasao say this, Li Sanniang quickly agreed: "Dasao, you're right. I grew up on your back since I was little. An elder sister-in-law is like a mother. You can say whatever you want. Sanniang will listen to you."
Sister-in-law Li gently patted the forearm of Li San Niang, who was sitting next to her, and continued in a soft voice, "San Niang, although you divorced Wang Erlang with Lu Zhu'er in tow, you have already been married."
Your second sister-in-law is like that. Although what she did was wrong and she really wronged you, she was just thinking about it and didn't actually do anything to harm you or Luzhu'er.
Your second brother and she have been married for over ten years and have three sons together. Unless Lan Niang makes a serious mistake, your second brother will never separate from her.
Seeing Li San Niang nod, Li Da Sao continued, "Although you and your second uncle are siblings from the same father and mother, besides your father, mother, and Lu Zhu'er, your second uncle is the closest person to you by blood."
However, Third Sister, once a person gets married, they have their own little family. Husband and wife sleep in the same bed, see each other every day for over ten years, raise children together, and live life together. They are truly closer than parents and siblings.
Hearing this, Li San Niang understood what Li Da Sao wanted to say to her. She guessed that this was what Li's mother wanted to say to her, but Li's mother was not comfortable saying it to her face, so she had Li Da Sao come to find her.
"Third Sister," Sister-in-law Li continued after seeing Third Sister nod in agreement, "So, even if you're upset, I hope you'll think about it more and not say anything in front of your Second Brother."
I could tell that my second uncle had no intention of giving Xiao Wulang away; it was all just Lan Niang's wishful thinking.
Although I told you not to let Lan Niang's matter ruin your relationship with your second brother, you are now in officialdom and are much better than other women, so there is really no need for you to endure anything.
As long as you appear to be doing well, that's enough. Don't let your parents worry about you and your siblings.
Therefore, Li San Niang no longer cared about the second branch of the Li family.
After all, Li San Niang has much more important things to do now than these messy family matters.
"Master, it's time to eat. You should also take a rest."
Before Li Sanniang could put down her brush, Song Fuling stepped forward and collected the books and papers in front of her.
“Master, Grandma Li (Li’s mother) gave me a very good instruction, telling me to keep an eye on your meals and not to miss a single one.”
Li San Niang glanced at Song Fuling with a mixture of helplessness and affection, chuckled twice, obediently put down her brush, got up to stretch her legs, and then obediently followed Song Fuling to the dining hall for a meal.
After eating, under Song Fuling's watchful eye, Li Sanniang lay half-reclined on the low couch for a while, letting her brain and body, which had been working hard all morning, rest.
In the afternoon, when I was on duty, two familiar people came to Li San Niang's place.
Linglan and Chen Yanfu walked in together. After exchanging greetings, they looked at each other. Because Chen Yanfu was of a higher rank, she spoke to Li Sanniang first.
"Dr. Li, this is the list of those who have registered for the new-style midwife examination as of yesterday. I have marked the names of those who are eligible to participate."
Song Fuling stepped forward, took the report from Chen Yanfu, and handed it to Li Sanniang.
Afterwards, Linglan also handed over the report, "Master, this is the list of applicants from the drug rehabilitation center. I also screened their qualifications."
"Okay, thank you both for your hard work."
"Wait another month. After January, registration will stop. If anyone still wants to take the exam then, they'll have to wait for the next round."
Yes, after the doctors' exchange meeting came a free clinic. After the free clinic, Li San Niang planned to hold a large-scale examination for modern midwives in the entire city of Chang'an. She planned to expand the original midwife school starting this year to train more modern midwives, and ideally, also find some talented young women to train as female doctors.
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