At this moment, Li Cuihua came out of the house, holding a little bit of the leftover pork head in her hands.
Her lips were greasy, with bits of meat stuck to them, and her eyes were still fixed on the meat, but she still held it out to Li Dongbo and said, "You eat."
Li Dongbo sighed and said, "If you like it, then eat it."
It was clear she wanted to eat, but she shook her head, pushed the food towards Li Dongbo, and stubbornly said, "I don't want to eat it, you eat it."
"Is it good?" Li Dongbo reached out and rubbed his thumb on his silly wife's lips, wiping off the bits of meat that were stuck to his fingertip.
The silly wife nodded with bright eyes, "Delicious, delicious!"
Li Dongbo brought the scrap of meat to his mouth and held it on his tongue.
He nodded and said, "Yes, it's delicious. You can have the rest."
"No!" His simple-minded wife cried out, grabbing the remaining meat and shoving it into his mouth. "You eat it, you eat it!"
She was eager and stubborn, smearing oil all over Li Dongbo's mouth. Only after watching the meat go into his mouth did she happily grin and say, "It's delicious, I'm not lying to you."
Then everyone watched as Li Dongbo, that big man, burst into tears with a mouthful of meat in his mouth.
The sobbing was suppressed yet tearing; he bent over, head down, not wanting anyone to see him.
Behind him stood their four children, some of whom were still naked in the dead of winter, looking at him with blank expressions.
Li Dongbo had that piece of meat in his mouth, but he couldn't swallow it. It was meat that his silly wife had saved from her own mouth, but it made him feel like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.
Sometimes living is too hard, and dying is too hard.
No one in the room spoke. In fact, most people in this era are not doing well, and everyone has a deep understanding of the difficulties they face in life.
Liu Nian didn't say anything, turned around and slowly walked away.
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Liu Nian lay in bed that night, still unable to sleep, repeatedly thinking about what she was like in her previous life.
Because Liu Dafa was the village chief, Liu Nian didn't suffer much hardship as a child. Apart from the hardships caused by Su Hang's family, she was carefree and never experienced what it meant to be hungry or cold.
Having been reborn, I don't have any grand ambitions other than avoiding repeating past mistakes.
Now she has everything, she lacks nothing, so what's next?
Liu Nian sighed and tossed and turned in bed.
"What's wrong?" Su Xu put his arm around Liu Nian and looked at her with some concern.
Liu Nian stared blankly into space.
"Do you know? There are so many people in this world who live very hard and difficult lives. Li Dongbo is just one of them, and he may not even be the worst off." Su Xu's voice was low and intermittent, reaching Liu Nian's ears.
"Many people are struggling to live. Most people in this era are already living in hardship. You can't possibly pity everyone, no matter how much you pity this or that person."
Su Xu gently stroked Liu Nian's face and said, "I'm not telling you to be a heartless person, I just want to tell you that only when you become strong can you influence others."
"For example, if you build a factory, it provides jobs and income for the villagers. In my previous life, I sponsored many orphans and established charitable organizations, which was within my power."
"Therefore, don't do good deeds casually; always do so within your own capabilities. Also, remember that many people are kind at first, but once they taste the pleasure of getting benefits for no reason, they will become even more demanding, gradually losing their original nature and becoming greedy and ungrateful."
Liu Nian nodded and said, "I understand." In her previous life, she was tormented by scumbags and bitches and had an unhappy life, so naturally she hadn't thought about anyone else.
Now she needs to think carefully about what kind of life she wants to live in the future.
Liu Nian inquired about Li Dongbo in detail and found that he was always conscientious and diligent when working in the production team, and never slacked off.
This was the only time he had any wicked thoughts, but at the last moment he chose to pull back from the brink.
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