Chapter 627 A Responsible Son-in-Law
Thanks to Tuva and Brother Li's astonishing words, the main hall of the Li family is now truly brightly lit.
Li's mother found two candlesticks in the side room and lit them, making the already bright main hall even brighter.
That wasn't all. For the first time in her decades of life, Li's mother, for the first time ever, spent her own money to buy sweet porridge from a shop that was still open on the street after dinner.
So now, Li San Niang is holding a bowl of red bean porridge and eating it bite by bite.
Li San Niang was multitasking, eating her porridge while listening to her eldest brother explain his thoughts to their parents.
Brother Li was naturally upright and generous. He finished the shallow bowl of red bean porridge in just three or four bites. After putting down the spoon, he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and then addressed his father and mother sitting at the head of the table, as well as his third sister and second brother sitting opposite him, in a serious manner.
Oh, there's another person in the main hall of the Li family, the Tuva sitting next to Brother Li right now.
Little Lingzhi, who had been soothed and fallen asleep, lay on a low couch in the side hall. Only then did Tuva feel at ease sitting in the main hall, eating porridge and talking to everyone.
There was another person in the main hall who could be said to have nothing to do with this matter, and that was Qiu Xiang sitting behind Li San Niang.
However, it's not fair to say they're completely unrelated. After all, Qiu Xiang and Li San Niang had lived and eaten together for over a year, and Qiu Xiang had saved Li San Niang's life several times. Li San Niang had long considered Qiu Xiang as family.
However, Qiu Xiang was not so oblivious. After hearing what Brother Li said at the beginning, she intentionally retreated to the door. However, Brother Li waved his hand at Qiu Xiang and said, "It's alright. You are a member of the Li family, just like Third Sister. Sit down. There's no need to avoid us."
That's why Qiu Xiang stayed.
However, Qiu Xiang still adhered to the principle of speaking less and doing more, hiding herself behind Li San Niang, basically not interrupting, and only listening to everyone talking.
"Mei Niang and I never intended to have more children. After having Da Lang and Er Lang, Mei Niang and I felt that things were going well."
While having many children is a blessing, raising children is incredibly time-consuming.
Brother Li looked at his father and mother and said with great emotion, "I have known since I was a child that I am not my father's biological son. After all, I was almost two years old when my mother brought me from the border to Chang'an."
Although I don't remember many things, I still understand these things.
But after my mother married my father, he treated me no differently than his own son. After only a few months, I could no longer remember the hard days I spent with my mother at the border.
"Only when you raise a child do you realize the love and sacrifice your parents made for you. After my son, Dalang, was born, I finally understood how much my parents had given me."
At this point, even the burly, six-foot-tall Li Da Xiong's voice choked with emotion. Li San Niang looked at Li's father and mother at the head of the table and saw that Li's father, who rarely showed his emotions, now had red eyes.
"Therefore, after Erlang was born, I discussed with Mei Niang that these two sons would be enough."
So far, we've been keeping our distance, and everything's been fine.
But who could have imagined that this would turn out to be an unexpected turn of events, resulting in the birth of a sixth child.
When I first discovered that Mei Niang was pregnant again, I was naturally overjoyed. My eldest son had gone to the border, and my second son had already become an adult. Suddenly, another child came along, so I was naturally happy.
But who could have imagined that this child would almost harm Mei Niang?
"Brother!"
Li San Niang interrupted and called out to Brother Li, who looked at her with surprise.
"Elder brother, may Third Sister chime in."
This little Liu Lang was just a newborn baby. He never intended to harm his sister-in-law. It was all just an accident.
The woman's pregnancy was all random. Before the child was born, it was just a lump of flesh and blood in the womb. How could it be intentionally harming someone?
"Brother, please don't say that. Neither my sister-in-law nor Xiao Liulang wanted things to turn out this way; nobody wanted things to turn out this way."
After pausing for a moment, Brother Li smiled helplessly, nodded in agreement with what Sister Li had said.
"If I had known back then that this child would cause Mei Niang such great suffering, I should have aborted the child immediately."
Seeing that his mother and Li San Niang both looked disapproving, Brother Li quickly added, "I know, I know. I will never say such things in front of Mei Niang and Xiao Liu again."
But Mei Niang's appearance this time really scared me.
Mei Niang and I are going to grow old together, and I will be buried with her in the future. How can I bear to see her suffer like this?
So, Father, please prescribe some medicine for me. As long as I can no longer have children, then Mei Niang won't have to suffer anymore.
That's what I think. Mei Niang and I already have three children, which is enough.
We can expect to meet Dalang next year, and then we can go on a blind date. In just a few years, Mei Niang and I will be grandparents.
That's...very good.
Brother Li's words can be described as heartfelt.
Li San Niang already thought that Brother Li was a rare and excellent man. Now, she felt that Brother Li was even more than perfect. Such a responsible, dedicated, and dependable man was rare not only in the Tang Dynasty but also in modern society.
How many men would willingly choose sterilization so that their wives would not suffer?
Yes, there are some, but it would be good if there were a few out of a hundred.
"And what are your thoughts?"
You must understand that Dalang is doing this because he already has three sons, while you only have one little girl. If you take medicine like Dalang, what will become of you in the future?
If you regret it later, I can't make you pregnant again.
Are you really sure you've thought this through?
Li's father looked very seriously at Tuva, who was sitting next to his elder brother, and asked him a question. Tuva hesitated for a moment, but still firmly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Li's father.
"Thank you for your help, Dr. Li. I have truly figured it out now."
Because of the war, my tribe is now reduced to just me and Dili in the building.
I used to have many half-brothers, but they all died, and only I survived.
I followed the opera troupe to Chang'an, where I met Qiu Niang. I married Qiu Niang, and I will live in Chang'an from now on.
Just as Li's eldest brother said, Qiu Niang is the only person I am closest to, and I will spend the rest of my life with Qiu Niang.
Qiu Niang's appearance this time really frightened me. I don't want her to leave me because of childbirth, leaving me all alone again.
I don't want to find another woman; I just want to live with Qiu Niang.
I know that you Han people have a way to find a son-in-law to live with your daughter in the family.
I thought, that's fine, I'll just find a husband for my Ganoderma lucidum and have him marry into my family.
So what is there to be afraid of?
"Women are more reassuring than men. Even when Qiu Niang and I get old, having Lingzhi by our side is the best we can do."
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