“Dad! Dad!”

Ling Chunhua looked back repeatedly, "Dad, Jiale is calling you."

Ling Jiang held her hand tightly, "Don't worry about him, we're going to see your grandpa first, and we have to go home soon."

"Um."

Although Ling Chunhua didn't understand why her father was so cold to her brother, she was sensible enough not to ask any more questions.

In her young heart, she trusted and relied on Ling Jiang as her father 100%. Her father must have his reasons and difficulties.

However, when the people in Lijia Village saw this scene, they started talking about it.

"You say Ling Jiang is really a freak. He doesn't care about his own son, but instead pampers a little girl. Look at what the girl is wearing. It's not cheap."

"You don't understand, right? It's hard for this man to find a new husband for his son when he keeps him with him."

"According to what you said, wouldn't it be even harder for Li Li to find a new employer if she brought this burden with her?"

"Why is she looking for a new employer? They give them 20 yuan and 10 kilograms of rice a month, and there are other things during festivals. Would you be happy if it were you?"

"No wonder she was so calm and collected. It turns out that someone is supporting her. Ling Jiang is a rare good man. He is willing to give money to his ex-wife even after the divorce."

"If you think he's good, then why don't you dump the guy at home and go find him?"

"Get lost!"

After a while of laughter, everyone started talking about Li Li.

"She is young. After the Chinese New Year, she can find a job and earn 20 or 30 yuan a month. Add to that what her ex-husband gave her, and she will have a very comfortable life."

"Ah, I'm just lucky. You and I can't envy that."

Some people felt sorry for Ling Jiang. "It will be hard for him to find another wife if he continues like this. Who would be willing to marry him if they heard that he still has to support his ex-wife and son?"

"That's not necessarily true. I heard that the Ling family is now wealthy and earns at least a thousand dollars a month. These 20 yuan are nothing."

"Is it true that you can earn this much in a month?"

"I heard that they used to make more money from reselling. They made thousands of dollars in just a few days. But Li Li, the big mouth, spread rumors about them everywhere. In the end, the two brothers were almost arrested and sent to jail. They used all the money they earned to pay the fine, and even lost a lot of money."

"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder they got divorced. This kind of troublemaker is not only useless but also makes things worse. If it were me, I would get divorced too."

In her yard, Li Li discussed with a woman in her 30s about going to the city to work after the New Year.

The woman and Li Li were close friends. Her name was Miao Dandan and she now worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant in the city.

"The waiter resigned, and the boss said he would transfer me to be a waiter. He plans to hire someone new for the dishwasher job, so I introduced you to the boss."

Seeing that Li Li was somewhat unhappy, Miao Dandan hurriedly said, "Don't think that this dishwasher job is dirty and tiring, the salary is 20 yuan per person, which includes two meals. If there are dishes that the customers don't eat much, you can pack them up and take them home. You don't even have to buy groceries. Just think about it, how much can you save in a month?"

After hearing this, Li Li was somewhat tempted.

The dishes in the restaurant are all delicious food such as fish and meat.

Just then, she heard her son crying and hurried out.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I saw Ling Jiang and his daughter walking towards me.

"Your ex-husband is here, and he brought a lot of stuff with him." The woman also knew Ling Jiang, and said with some envy, "He was really affectionate and loyal to you. He came to see you even after we divorced."

"Who cares?"

Li Li said this, but her eyes seemed to want to stare a hole in the cloth bag in Ling Jiang's hand so that she could see what good things were inside.

"Mother."

After not seeing my daughter for two months, she seemed to have changed a lot. She used to be as thin as a little monkey, with sallow skin and sparse hair, but now her face looks like it was molded from dough, round, white and tender. Her smooth and shiny black hair was tied into two flower buds, each with a string of sparkling red agate beads.

The clothes he wears are also good.

She was wearing a pomegranate red long cotton coat, black leggings with beautiful patterns printed on the crotch, and red short leather boots. She looked like a pampered little princess.

"Hey, Old Ling, I didn't realize you're so good at raising your daughter. You picked out a really beautiful outfit."

Hearing Miao Dandan's praise, Ling Jiang smiled and explained, "I didn't buy these. Chunhua's aunt bought them for me."

"No wonder."

At this moment, Ling Jiale caught up with him, panting.

"Mom, I want candy! I want candy!"

Knowing Ling Jiale's temper, in order to prevent him from crying non-stop, Ling Jiang quickly took out a piece of red bean cake from the cloth bag and handed it to him.

Ling Jiale took the red bean cake and stuffed it into his mouth. He looked so greedy, just like a starving ghost reincarnated.

Li Li pulled her son over unhappily and patted him on the back, "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

Miao Dandan took the opportunity to laugh and said, "Old Ling, Jiale is still wearing last year's old cotton-padded jacket. Whatever Chunhua has, Jiale must have. They are all your flesh and blood, you can't favor one over the other."

Ling Jiang was not surprised when Miao Dandan said this.

The ex-wife would definitely not be ashamed to tell anyone about such an unvirtuous act as cheating on her husband. He would not expose the truth unless it was absolutely necessary, after all, he still had to think about his daughter.

Ling Jiang didn't respond to Miao Dandan's words, but turned to Li Li and said, "Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year. I came to see Dad and bring you next month's living expenses."

Miao Dandan was disappointed and made an excuse to leave.

"Where's Dad? Isn't he home?"

After entering the door, Ling Jiang asked subconsciously when he didn't see Li Dajun.

"He went to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots."

My house was robbed during Chinese New Year, so I had to go dig some wild winter bamboo shoots to enrich my vegetable basket.

There is also a custom of visiting neighbors in Jiang City, but when Zhu Hongping was around, his relationship with his relatives had become strained, so the Li family members don't visit their relatives on the first day of every year.

Ling Jiang didn't think much about it and thought that Li Dajun went to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots because he had nothing to do.

He handed the cloth bag in his hand to Li Li, "There is some meat and some cakes and pastries in it. They are for you and Dad."

Ling Jiale had just finished eating the red bean cake in his hand. Upon hearing Ling Jiang's words, he immediately pulled Li Li's clothes and clamored for candy.

Li Li was used to obeying her son's every command, so she grabbed a few candies from the cloth bag and handed them to her son.

After getting the candy, Ling Jiale ran away happily.

Li Li was about to carry the cloth bag back into the house to put it away when she caught sight of her daughter Ling Chunhua. She paused, took out two candies from the bag and handed them to her daughter.

Ling Chunhua shook her head. "No, there's still plenty at home. Let's leave it all for Jiale to eat."

Ling Chunhua wanted to leave the food for her brother, but when Li Li heard this, she felt very uncomfortable.

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