"How could that be!" Li Guifang shuddered, her back instantly straightened, and she tucked her bangs behind her ears. "I made this crucian carp soup especially for you to nourish your brain!"
Oh no, bad, bad, the soup is about to boil over, I have to go check it out!" Before he could even finish his words, a foot had already stepped into the kitchen!
Because he was walking too fast, he almost tripped over the threshold and fell flat on his face.
It was this "ouch" that woke Li Jianghai up from his dream and he quickly started to make amends!
He frantically untied the precarious bundle of books on the back of his bicycle. "My dear, just focus on your studies these few days. You don't have to do any other work!"
The bundles of books clattered to the ground. As he picked them up, he kept muttering, "Dad will go cut pork ribs tomorrow morning! Buy a hen! And get some walnuts... Wait for me, my daughter. Dad will..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Li Mingli quickly interrupted Li Jianghai's mumbling, "Dad, stop talking. I'm going to take the exam, not to give birth!"
As he spoke, he picked up the book and ran into the house.
In the room, Li Mingli put the book on the table and looked at the busy figures of her parents in the yard. She was speechless for a while, but her heart seemed to be filled with honey!
Even the knowledgeable Li Mingyuan couldn't help but sigh after seeing it again, alas, being loved really brings too many troubles!
That night, the Li family's main hall was as lively as during the Chinese New Year!
The eight-immortal table was filled with delicious dishes.
Braised pork, braised spare ribs, stir-fried celery, chicken stewed with mushrooms...
There is also a milky white tofu and crucian carp soup with some chopped green onions floating on top.
Li Jianghai sipped his wine, his eyes narrowed into slits, and his fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the table.
"A few years ago..." He took a sip of his wine, his voice long and drawn out, "We might not have seen so much meat and fish during the New Year."
Kuaitou nodded at the pot of braised pork. "Just this pork belly. In the past, you had to save up meat coupons for half a year to buy one pound."
Li Mingyuan handed Li Shuduo a piece of braised pork and said with a smile, "Dad, if you want to eat meat in the future, we, your sons, will buy it for you! Now that the market is open, you can buy as much as you want."
Li Jianghai shook his head and poured himself another half cup. "You youngsters don't understand. Life was tough back then...your mom and I raised you guys back then. We even had to break the steamed buns into pieces to eat..."
As he spoke, his eyes drifted towards Li Mingli, "Mingli was only this young at that time."
He gestured with his hand to a height of half a meter, "Now we are all going to college..."
Li Guifang put a piece of pork chop into his bowl and said, "Drink a few sips less, you keep talking nonsense."
"I'm really moved!" Li Jianghai waved his hand, nearly knocking over his glass. "Mingli has been like me since she was little. She's got a bright mind..."
As he was about to pour more wine, Li Guifang grabbed the bottle and said, "Drink less. There's a huge table full of food. Who has time to listen to you reminisce about the past?"
Turning to call out to the others, he said, "Everyone, pick up your chopsticks. The fish soup is cold and smells fishy."
Li Minghua took a bite of his steamed bun, and before he could even swallow it, he quickly changed the subject: "Mingli, which school did you apply to?"
Mingli was chewing on spareribs until her mouth was greasy. When she heard her third brother's question, she puffed out her cheeks and mumbled incoherently, "Beijing University of Foreign Studies. Big brother picked it for me!"
After saying that, he quickly lowered his head, grabbed a piece of cartilage, and chewed it vigorously.
Li Guifang paused, her brow furrowed. "What's going on? Didn't you vow last year that you'd take the normal school entrance exam and become a teacher?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Mingli's face changed again and again as if she had eaten an Oreo. "I don't want to be a teacher!"
The dining table suddenly became very quiet, with only the hum of the electric fan as the sound.
"Ahem!"
It was Li Mingyuan who coughed twice to ease the awkwardness in the atmosphere!
He wiped his mouth and spoke slowly, "Mom, being a teacher is a stable job..."
Then he changed the subject, "But things are different now. Now that the economy is open, foreign trade, foreign companies, translation, which one doesn't require foreign languages? If you learn well, you will have a wide range of opportunities in the future!"
Think about it, the streets are full of joint ventures now, and even soda vendors have started to print English labels. Learning a foreign language well is very helpful.
Li Guifang nodded slightly after hearing this. She had just asked casually.
In her previous life, Mingli went to Beijing Normal University, and later ran away with a foreigner.
This time she suddenly changed her choice of major, so she asked more questions out of curiosity.
But seeing Li Mingli's expression change several times, what else could she not understand!
The ridiculous things done by Lin Yaqin, the ex-daughter-in-law, have made Li Mingli prejudiced against the profession of teacher!
Li Guifang immediately put a shiny chicken drumstick into her daughter's bowl and said, "Hey, Mom just asked casually. It's not bad for not going to the Normal University. Working in a foreign company is so respectable these days!"
She winked at everyone as she spoke, "Your uncle once said that those working for foreign companies in Haicheng all sit in shiny offices with air conditioners. Do you know what air conditioning is?
There is air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter!
Li Mingyuan immediately understood and continued, "That's right! The translator our company works with wears a suit and tie every day and stays in high-end hotels."
He deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I heard that one month's salary can buy ten radios!"
Li Mingli's eyes lit up, and the gloomy look just now disappeared: "Really?"
She bit the tip of her chopsticks and suddenly added, as if remembering something: "Our English teacher also said that what we lack most now is people who understand both foreign languages and business..."
Everyone was talking at once, and the banquet became lively again.
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