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All the great-aunts have left, and Zhong Yongjia and the plump youngest daughter of the second aunt came to visit. It is said that they will stay for two days.
Li Wei was quite hungry, as she hadn't eaten much at noon. She and Da Luo decided to eat there. As for whether they would go back to her parents' house that night, they would decide after dinner. It wouldn't be good to rush off, as there was a high chance they wouldn't be able to go back.
Although Zhong Yongjia is about the same age as Luo Er, his social experience and interests are obviously more in line with Luo San's. Together with Liu Yandan, the three of them had a great time playing with the little bee.
Li Wei was really hungry, and she ate an extra bowl of rice for dinner. Someone even asked, "Want another bowl?"
Li Wei shook her head. Apart from Grandma Luo eating relatively slowly, everyone else at the table had finished eating and went about their own business. They were all family, so no one was being polite. After finishing their meals, they all left the table and went about their own business.
Li Wei slowly sipped her soup while keeping Grandma Luo company. The old lady's teeth weren't very good, and her digestion wasn't great either, so she ate small, frequent meals every day, chewing each bite carefully. She usually didn't eat with her son and daughter-in-law, but now, for the festive atmosphere of the New Year, she came out to eat with everyone.
However, their speed was clearly slower than everyone else's, and Li Wei and Da Luo always accompanied the elderly person off the table.
Compared to her mother-in-law, Li Wei felt closer to Grandma Luo. From a young age, Grandma Luo had always been kind to the children. Whenever there was something delicious or fun to play with, if it was from the Luo family, even if Li Lin and Li Lianhui couldn't get any, Li Wei would always get some. Although it was all through Da Luo, Grandma Luo actually gave Da Luo a larger share and brought Li Wei out.
Therefore, Li Wei deeply respected and loved Grandma Luo, and the old lady felt more and more comfortable looking at Li Wei.
After finishing dinner, Li Wei felt a little too full. -_-|||
Thinking it over, Li Wei decided against going back to her parents' home. She figured she'd have time to stay there for a couple of days before heading back to the provincial capital, and rushing things like this didn't seem right. So, Li Wei simply called home to let them know, just in case her grandmother and the others worried.
In the nursery, Li Wei, Sister Wei, and the nanny surnamed Lin who takes care of the children played with them for a while. The three little ones hadn't slept much because of all the people coming and going today, and were already very sleepy. Now, as soon as Li Wei picked them up and gave them a 'snack,' they really did fall asleep immediately after eating one. Much more effective than a bottle! This left Li Wei both amused and exasperated.
Her meager breast milk has now completely become a snack. It's not even enough for the little one. She can only let the children smack their lips and eat it as a treat.
Seeing that the children were asleep, Li Wei gave Sister Wei a few instructions, said goodbye to her parents-in-law and grandmother, and went upstairs. She felt a little sleepy.
Old Luo, Da Luo, Luo Er, and Li's father, Li Zhaoxing, who arrived at some unknown time, were chatting. Luo San and Liu Yandan were watching a videotape.
I went upstairs to check the time. Still early. So I decided to take a bath while applying a whitening and moisturizing face mask. There was a small half-glass of wine beside me. Very pleasant.
I didn't remove the face mask until it was half dry. I washed my face and hair. I climbed out of the bathtub. I dried myself off. I put on a bathrobe. I walked out while drying my hair.
When they got to the bedroom, they felt something was off. They looked at the bed and froze, blinking and wondering if they had gone to the wrong room. They looked at the dressing table and bedding, and sure enough, they hadn't gone to the wrong room. The cosmetics were theirs, and the bedding seemed to be a new one that their mother-in-law had bought for them. But something was off about this person.
The bed, which had been empty when Li Wei entered, now had a girl lying sprawled out in jeans and a thick sweater—Liu Yandan.
Liu Yandan also noticed Li Wei. She remained lying down without moving, but her tone was not good: "Why did you come into my room and take a shower? How can you be like this? You'll die if you don't take advantage of a good deal?"
These words made Li Wei feel like she had arrived on Mars. She was perfectly fine, so how did she suddenly encounter such a bizarre incident?
Li Wei paused, continued drying her hair, and asked Liu Yandan unhurriedly, "I've been living here all along. Tell me, how did this room suddenly become yours? Why didn't anyone notify me and vacate the room for you?"
Liu Yandan clearly didn't know why, and she really had a problem with Li Wei. She didn't speak properly at all: "Why should I tell you how it became my room? Guests are guests, don't you have any manners? You have the nerve to compete with me for a room, you're really not good. No wonder you had a child so early, humph!"
Li Wei was both amused and exasperated. She simply sat down at the dressing table and slowly dried her hair. "Judging from your tone, you have a lot of opinions about your cousin and me having a child. Do you think that Luo Jianhua and your cousin Zhong have some kind of ambiguous relationship, which makes you feel more at ease? Actually, you can discuss this with your cousin. What's the use of telling me? I finally found a man, and if anyone makes things difficult for me, hehe." Li Wei deliberately put on a fierce expression.
Liu Yandan was clearly not easily intimidated. She sat up with wide eyes and stared straight at Li Wei: "What do you want? You little brat, what else do you dare to do?"
Li Wei suddenly felt it was pointless. Arguing with a little kid when there was no conflict of interest was really boring. Before she could speak, the door opened, and a certain excited voice came in first: "Honey, I'm home early today, aren't I? Hey? Yan Dan, what are you doing here? Chatting with your sister-in-law?"
This girl doesn't seem to like Xiaoming very much. I doubt she'd be so close to him that she'd come to their room to chat with him.
As soon as Liu Yandan saw Da Luo come in, she immediately said confidently, "Brother Jianhua, I already told Jianzhong that I would stay here tonight. But look at your wife, she insists on staying in this room. It's so annoying."
Li Wei looked at Da Luo and laughed, wondering what he would do. If he asked her to find another room to sleep in, she had made up her mind and would go back to her parents' house to sleep immediately. She wasn't going to argue with them anymore. She didn't owe any of these old ladies anything, and she didn't need to put up with their attitudes.
Upon hearing Liu Yandan's words, Da Luo's face darkened: "Nonsense, this is Xiaoming's and my room. If you want to sleep, go find Xiao Er. What are you doing causing trouble here? Get out of here right now. Look at the way you're sitting, do you look like a girl? Get out of here right now, we need to rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Liu Yandan clearly had little contact with Da Luo and didn't understand his personality. She still wanted to act spoiled and coquettish, so she suddenly lay down again: "I won't, I like this room, I'll sleep here, and I won't leave."
Da Luo was never a patient person. Basically, he only had patience for Li Wei and the child, and he didn't even have much patience for his parents. When he saw Liu Yandan's condition, he got angry, went over, picked her up, threw her out the door in a few steps, and slammed the door shut.
Poor Liu Yandan didn't even have time to scream before she was asked to leave. As soon as she landed, she jumped up and ran downstairs to complain to her third aunt. -_-|||
Before Li Wei could say anything, Da Luo said impatiently, "These people are so damn annoying. When we were poor, they were nowhere to be seen, but now they've all popped up. What a bunch of idiots! Honey, don't pay any attention to them, and don't have to put up with their attitude. We don't depend on them for food. If you don't like someone, just deal with them. If you can't beat them, I'll back you up. We can just take the kids home."
Li Wei felt a little more at home. All day, he felt tired just looking at his wife's cautious and timid manner. His wife had never suffered such grievances since she was a child. Even his father-in-law and mother-in-law couldn't do anything about her, and there was no need for her to put up with the rudeness of these relatives.
Seeing that Da Luo was truly angry, Li Wei's grievances vanished. He still cared for her after all, and this little thing was really not worth fussing over. Everyone has their disagreements in life, and it really wasn't a big deal. Instead, she sat down next to Da Luo to comfort him: "Hehe, it's okay, you're here for me. Actually, she's just a child. If we really hold it against her, people will laugh at us. We're not angry. Come on, let me soothe you, hehe."
Da Luo reached out and pulled Li Wei onto his lap, settling her comfortably. He took the large towel from her hand and gently began to dry her hair. "You know what I'm talking about. Let's not even talk about those two aunts. When we lived in the village before, when did you ever see them visit my grandma? Now they're always coming to see her. And that cousin, humph, she probably only does so because she's surprised by you and can't find anything wrong with you. The way she looks at my parents, I'm sure you've seen it too—she doesn't respect them at all. I feel like they don't have good intentions about investing in our family. You should be careful and avoid them in the future. We're not in the same boat. Only my mom is foolishly admiring of my cousin. I think she doesn't know the inside story. My dad just said that our family doesn't owe my cousin anything. If anyone owes anything, it's my cousin who owes us more. There's probably some inside story, but my mom doesn't know. We need to be careful and not be fooled by their elder's airs."
While drying Li Wei's hair, Da Luo recounted some of the Luo family's little-known affairs to her. Li Wei listened attentively. Although they were seemingly insignificant relatives, it was inevitable that they would have to maintain contact in the future. Knowing more about these things would help her make decisions in case of problems in the future, so she wouldn't be foolishly taken advantage of and mistakenly believe that they were all relatives.
The way those three old ladies looked at her today really made her uncomfortable for a long time, and as a result, she couldn't feel any affection for them.
As for Liu Yandan, she went down to complain and never came back up.
The next day, Luo Er secretly told Li Wei that Liu Yandan had been criticized by her third aunt. "What are you doing running around like that, you little kid? Didn't you see that your brother Jianhua and his wife just got married? What kind of behavior is it for you to run in there?"
Although unwilling, Liu Yandan was eventually sent to a guest room to rest.
Luo Er finally explained, "I didn't give your room to that Liu Yandan. She said she wanted to sleep in that room, and I just smiled and didn't say anything. Who knew she would actually take it seriously? It's really speechless. Sister-in-law, you have to explain to my brother clearly that I'm innocent, otherwise my brother will definitely punish me."
Li Wei rolled her eyes at him: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's such a small matter. Is your brother that kind of person? It's okay, don't worry."
Luo Er was almost in tears: "Sister-in-law, dear sister-in-law, Sister Xiaoming is so stingy! You have to stand up for me, please, I beg you~~"
Li Wei almost burst out laughing. Look at Luo Er's pretentious behavior, it's really hilarious.
During breakfast, Liu Yandan was clearly still a little unhappy, pouting and glaring at Li Wei quite a bit, but Li Wei pretended not to notice, which made Liu Yandan even more depressed.
Li Wei chuckled inwardly. "Little brat, so arrogant and ignorant. Doesn't he know whose territory he's on? How dare he flap his wings like that!"
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