Chapter 72 Heartbeat
After saying this, Zhang Kun waited for Li Xu's answer.
On the surface, he seemed calm, but in fact, he was extremely nervous.
"Since you are so frank, I won't be shy." Li Xu took a deep breath and said calmly, "I have already experienced a failed marriage, so my focus for the rest of my life will be on my three children. Even if I get married again, I will never have another child. If you can accept this, then we can talk about other things."
"Of course, I've said it just now, I can accept it." Zhang Kun nodded seriously without any hesitation.
"I am a mother of three children now, so I can't do things based on my own preferences. I have to talk to my three children. If any of them disagrees, then let's forget about our relationship." Li Xu pondered for a moment and continued.
This time, Zhang Kun nodded: "I know."
He is also a parent, so he naturally knows that children are the most important in every parent's heart.
What's more, he believed in himself. Even if Ji Zixuan and Ji Ziang disagreed, as long as he kept treating them well, one day, they would agree.
"And one last thing. If we can be together in the future, you must be good to my child. Other than that, I don't have any requirements." Li Xu said solemnly.
Zhang Kun also nodded solemnly: "Don't worry about this, I will do it naturally."
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After Zhang Kun left home, Li Xu sat alone on the sofa, in a daze.
Li Xu knew that Zhang Kun was a trustworthy person. Li Yong had been Zhang Kun's apprentice for several years and knew him very well.
During this period, Li Yong often told her how great Zhang Kun was.
Therefore, Zhang Kun's character is beyond doubt.
Of course, the reason why she agreed to give it a try with Zhang Kun was not just because he was a good man.
She had to admit that she was attracted to Zhang Kun.
She was raising three children by herself in the countryside. Ji Jianguo basically never went home. Her parents were far away and couldn't help, not to mention her husband's family.
So, she treated herself like a man and all the big and small chores, dirty and tiring work at home were hers. Ji Jianguo was used to it and would not help even when he returned home.
Zhang Kun is different from Ji Jianguo. He will treat her as a woman.
I was worried about her hard work of carrying the vegetables up and down, so I came early every morning just to help her carry the vegetables down.
Although this was just a very small thing, Li Xu admitted that she was moved.
She is also a woman, so naturally she wants someone to take care of her.
At this moment, the door opened with a creaky sound. Li Xu came to her senses and immediately stood up to go to the kitchen: "You must be hungry. Mom will cook. What do you want to eat?"
However, before she stood up and reached the kitchen door, a small figure rushed over and hugged her waist.
Li Xu looked at Ji Zixuan who was in her arms with some surprise: "What's wrong?"
Ji Zixuan didn't say anything. Li Xu looked at Ji Yuanyuan and Ji Ziang in surprise again.
Ji Ziang was naturally still confused, wondering if he should follow his brother's footsteps and rush over to cry too.
Ji Yuanyuan winked at Li Xu quietly, signaling her not to ask any more questions.
Li Xu received Ji Yuanyuan's signal and swallowed the words that were in her throat. She just patted Ji Zixuan's back gently, just like when she coaxed him to sleep when he was a child.
After only four or five minutes, Ji Zixuan left Li Xu without saying a word and turned back to the house.
Li Xu looked down and saw that the clothes she was wearing were wet around her belly.
Ji Zixuan has been sensible since he was young. Other children would cry at night, but he didn't. He would only cry when he was hungry or wet, and the rest of the time he would play by himself.
This is even more so when he grows up. He is like a little man, taking care of his younger siblings.
How long had it been since Li Xu saw Ji Zixuan cry? I'm afraid she herself couldn't remember clearly.
For dinner, Li Xu made something simple.
There was great silence at the dinner table.
After dinner, Ji Zixuan put the dishes in the kitchen sink and returned to his room silently without saying a word to Li Xu.
Seeing this, Ji Ziang followed him back to the room.
Li Xu looked a little lost. He cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen.
Ji Yuanyuan sat on the sofa and sighed deeply.
What should she do? She felt sorry for both her mother and her brother.
I still hope my brother can figure it out sooner!
After Li Xu finished washing the dishes, she saw Ji Yuanyuan still sitting in the living room, so she forced herself to cheer up and walked over to her and said softly, "Yuanyuan, come with mom."
Ji Yuanyuan jumped down from the sofa, took Li Xu's hand and went back to her bedroom.
"Yuanyuan, do you like Uncle Zhang Kun very much?" Li Xu asked, "Do you really want Uncle Zhang Kun to be your father?"
Ji Yuanyuan nodded vigorously after hearing this: "Mom, I like everything you like. And Uncle Zhang Kun is really nice. It should be nice to be his daughter, right?"
As Li Xu listened, her eyes became red.
Speaking of which, among the three children, the one that Ji Jianguo cares about the least is Yuanyuan.
Ji Zixuan was the first child and a son. Naturally, he was deeply loved by Ji Jianguo at the beginning.
Although Ji Ziang is not as favored as Ji Zixuan, he is still a boy after all. When Ji Jianguo is happy occasionally, he will still tease him and hug him.
But Yuanyuan is different!
Ji Jianguo and Xu Xiuhua are both extremely patriarchal. Although Yuanyuan is the youngest child in the Ji family, she is not favored at all in the family just because she is a girl.
Since she was born until now, the number of times Ji Jianguo has held her can be counted on one hand.
Yuanyuan must also be longing for a father to love him, right?
Li Xu didn't say anything, but reached out and hugged Ji Yuanyuan gently.
Ji Yuanyuan turned her hand and gently stroked Li Xu's back.
The next morning, Li Xu packed up the vegetables to be sold today and opened the door quietly.
But as soon as she opened the door, she almost screamed and had to cover her mouth with her hands.
Outside the door, Zhang Kun stood there with a silly smile on his face.
Li Xu hurried out, closed the door, and said in a low voice, "Why are you here?"
Zhang Kun forced a smile and took the bamboo basket from Li Xu's hand: "I don't have anything to do this morning, and this place is close to my workplace, so it's on the way."
When he took it, his hand inevitably touched Li Xu's hand.
This happened before, but Li Xu didn't react at all.
But this time, Li Xu's face turned red in an instant.
(End of this chapter)
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