"Hehe." Li Guizhi turned to look at Li Guoqing. "Dad, you want me to arrange a job and a house for a niece like this?"
She turned around and took her daughter's hand, "Let me be frank with you, the factory belongs to my daughter, and I don't care about anything. I really don't have the ability to do such a big thing for my two nieces and nephews!"
Furthermore, the retirement money I'm giving you two now is actually from Xiaoli. My abilities are limited to just providing for your retirement; I can't and won't do anything more than that.
Li Guoqing angrily pointed at Li Guizhi, whose finger trembled in the air.
After a long pause, he stood up, leaning on the table, and shouted to Zhao Lan beside him, "They don't welcome us, aren't we leaving?!"
Zhao Lan followed Li Guoqing out of the main room, but Li Fengnian and Xie Zhaodi's family refused to move.
Li Fengnian smiled at Jiang Xiaoli, "Xiaoli, I didn't expect you to be so capable now. Your mother is having a disagreement with us. Can you talk to her for us?"
Jiang Xiaoli shrugged. "Uncle, I respect my mother's opinion."
Li Fengnian was about to say something, but her words left him speechless, and his face turned extremely ugly.
Xie Zhaodi came over and sat down on a stool. "Xiao Li, look at you now, you've started such a big business, but your mother doesn't know how to manage it. What if outsiders cheat you? It would be great if your sister Tingting and brother Yaoyang could help you check it out!"
She chuckled softly, "The managers I'm hiring for my factory need to be college graduates. What are your educational backgrounds, Sister Tingting and Brother Yaoyang?"
Xie Zhaodi wasn't angry at her nitpicking. "Oh, we're all family, why bring up education? The main thing is that we trust our own family members!"
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "Auntie, the employees in my factory are all very honest and upright. They also have another advantage: they absolutely listen to me."
Li Yaoyang suddenly stood up. "Mom! I'm leaving! That brat is just teasing you! I bet her factory will go bankrupt in a couple of days if outsiders are watching over it. I'm not going!"
After saying that, he went straight out to Li Guoqing and said something to him.
Seeing that his son had left, Li Fengnian stopped arguing and said, "Sister, you've really severed all ties with your relatives. I want to see who will break the basin for you when Yaoyang is gone!"
He then dragged Xie Zhaodi out, with Li Tingting following behind the couple. Before leaving, she cast a venomous glance at Jiang Xiaoli.
Jiang Xiaoli did not miss the resentment and bitterness in her eyes, but she did not care. Whether it was Li Tingting, who was abused in her previous life, or Li Tingting, who was now unemployed, neither of them caught her eye.
The people outside left without saying goodbye. Jiang Xiaoli got up and stomped her feet. The old house had been uninhabited for more than two months, and she felt freezing cold all over.
Seeing her daughter's actions, Li Guizhi stood up as well. "Come on, let's visit our old neighbors and then go home. Don't catch a cold."
Even though it was Chinese New Year, the neighbors didn't gossip about her family as usual. They exchanged pleasantries and belated New Year's greetings.
Just as I got out of the taxi at the entrance of the residential area, I bumped into Xu Feng and Xiao Muyu, a mother and daughter who had just returned from visiting relatives.
Xu Feng smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I just came back from visiting my mom with Xiaoyu."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoli couldn't help but rub her forehead. Sure enough, she could see that her mother's expression was starting to tense up.
She whispered to Xu Feng, "My maternal grandfather and uncles caused trouble at the old house this afternoon, and my mother is in a bad mood."
Xu Feng instantly understood. She handed the things in her hand to her daughter, took Li Guizhi's arm, and said, "Sister-in-law, come on, let me chat with you!"
Jiang Xiaoli left her own home with them and went home with Xiao Muyu.
Xiao Muyu knew nothing about it. Like a curious child, she asked, "What's wrong with Auntie?"
She didn't mind airing her dirty laundry in public and explained it to the curious child.
Xiao Muyu frowned. "Children have no obligation to take care of their brothers, sisters, or cousins. Why should they expect their aunt to take care of their nephews and nieces?"
Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "They're just shameless!"
Xiao Muyu sighed softly, "I thought it was just our family that had a lot of problems!"
"Hmm?" Jiang Xiaoli paused in her sunflower seed-eating motion. "What happened to your family?"
Xiao Muyu thought for a moment and then told the truth, "My grandparents kept urging my mom to have a second child today, and that she must have a son. They said that my dad has money and is not afraid of fines."
Jiang Xiaoli didn't even think about it, "What were you doing all those years ago? Auntie is pregnant now and is considered an advanced maternal age. Is having a son more important or your health? What are you thinking?"
“Exactly!” Xiao Muyu exclaimed as if she had found a kindred spirit. “They even pulled me aside and asked me to persuade my mom. I had such a miserable afternoon at my grandma’s house.”
When Xiao Jincheng returned, he saw the two girls huddled together, sighing and looking distressed.
He chuckled and squeezed between them, asking, "What's bothering you two?"
Jiang Xiaoli's eyes darted around. "Uncle Xiao, with so many business partners, do you ever envy those who have several children, especially sons?"
Xiao Jincheng gently patted her head and said, "What are you saying? I have Xiaoyu, that's enough. Even if they had ten or eight sons, they couldn't compare to me, Xiaoyu."
Xiao Muyu suddenly smiled and hugged Xiao Jincheng's arm. "Dad, you're so kind."
Xiao Jincheng thought about his wife and daughter's schedule for the afternoon, "Is it because your grandparents are pressuring us to have a baby again?"
She nodded. "Yes, they also asked me to persuade my mother."
Xiao Jincheng smiled and told her, "Don't worry about them. They've just heard too many stories of businessmen who get rich and then mess around outside. Your dad isn't that kind of person!"
After resolving his daughter's problem, he turned and patted Jiang Xiaoli on the shoulder, "So, what's making Xiaoli so upset this time?"
Jiang Xiaoli recounted the events of the day to Xiao Jincheng.
Xiao Jincheng sighed, "When your father was alive, they loved visiting your house so much. They would always ask your father for help with anything. I helped him solve many problems when he was in the army. After your father passed away, they turned their backs on you so quickly. It was heartbreaking for me, an outsider, to see, let alone your mother."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "It's okay, my mom is fine now, it's just that she gets upset whenever she sees them, so my aunt went to comfort her."
Xiao Jincheng pinched her little face, "Alright, these are all things for us adults, so you don't need to worry about them."
He got up and poured himself a glass of water. "Have we still not decided on dinner?"
The two nodded at him in unison.
Xiao Jincheng snapped his fingers. "When it really matters, you'll have to rely on me."
He called Yunxiang Hotel directly to place an order.
While the two people in the house across the street were chatting about everyday things and getting carried away, they remembered that the children hadn't eaten yet. Xiao Jincheng was directing the two children to put the dinner delivered from the restaurant on plates and arrange them neatly.
"You two, if I told them I cooked this whole meal, would they believe me?"
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