Chapter 114 Going to My Uncle's House
Ai Xiaoxia shared the same idea as Lu Jingshen: "I also think I have to finish junior high school."
Li Wensong touched his nose and said, "My father and my aunt wouldn't let me go to school, let alone become an apprentice. Apprenticeships don't make any money at first, so they wanted me to go directly to the construction site and earn money earlier."
He calls his stepmother Yuan Jing "Auntie". It was Yuan Jing who didn't allow him to call her "Mom", saying that they were not his biological daughter and there was no need to be so hypocritical, so he always called her "Auntie".
Ai Xiaoxia looked at Lu Jingshen and asked, "We'll go send Wensong off later. Can you convince my uncle to let him go to school first?"
Lu Jingshen thought for a while and said, "I have to try it too."
Ai Xiaoxia nodded: "Then let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative after dinner to buy some gifts. Let's go early."
Lu Jingshen said, "Okay."
Li Shaofen looked at them and sighed, "When I think about what Wensong's mother entrusted me with before she left, it's like it's ringing in my ears. It's such a pity for such a good person. I don't know why your uncle has become like this. Please try to persuade him."
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen also agreed. After all, this was their uncle's family affair. Although it was a bit complicated, the decision was up to their uncle.
After dinner, Li Shaofen asked them to go to her uncle's house early.
Lu Jingshen didn't let Li Shaofen go with him, saying that if there were too many people going, they might not get to the point, so it would be fine for him and Ai Xiaoxia to go alone.
Li Shaofen packed some food from home and told them to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy two bottles of wine and two cans of food. Don't forget to buy two fruit boxes. Fruit boxes are brown paper boxes filled with various snacks. They are the standard equipment for visiting elders in rural areas in this era.
Lu Jingshen was driving, Ai Xiaoxia was sitting in the passenger seat, and Li Wensong was sitting in the back. It was his first time riding in a car, so he was a little nervous.
However, they soon arrived in front of the village supply and marketing cooperative and parked the car. Lu Jingshen asked Li Wensong to wait in the car while he and Ai Xiaoxia went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things.
I didn't buy anything else, just two bottles of wine, two bags of candy, two fruit boxes, and two cans of food, and then I left.
As soon as I walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, I saw Zhang Tingting.
When Zhang Tingting saw the two of them, she turned around, quickened her pace and walked in the opposite direction.
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen looked at each other and smiled. It’s good that annoying people don’t come to cause trouble. Isn’t it good?
After getting back in the car and fastening his seat belt, Lu Jingshen drove to Li Wensong's home. His home was not in Shiqiao Township, but in a village called Sanjiazi in Kaoshan Township. The village was not far from Shiqiao Township and it only took more than 20 minutes to drive there.
We soon arrived at Sanjiazi Village. There was a stone sign at the entrance of the village that read "Sanjiazi Village, Kaoshan Township".
Uncle Li Fuqiang's house is located in the middle of the village. After entering the village, Lu Jingshen did not drive fast. The village is not small. During the winter when farmers are idle, many people come out to visit and chat on the road.
When they saw a car entering the village, they all looked over. Those who were talking in groups also found a topic of conversation and looked to see whose house the car was going to.
The car stopped at the door of Li Fuqiang's house. The house was quite new with three large tiled rooms. The courtyard wall was made of red bricks, more than one meter high, with a cross-shaped hollow pattern on top. The main gate was a black iron gate.
Li Wensong got out of the car and went to open the door first.
Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen also entered the courtyard with gifts.
The yard is very big, with a pigpen on the east side and a corn barn on the west side. It looks like they are living a good life.
At this time, a little boy about six or seven years old wearing a new blue cotton-padded jacket and black snow boots ran over from the side of the corn barn, called Lu Jingshen "cousin", then ran into the house happily to call his father, saying that there were guests at home.
Ai Xiaoxia looked at the child's clothes, then looked at Li Wensong, and realized that the stepmother was treating her unfairly.
There are good stepmothers. Ai Xiaoxia had a classmate in junior high school who also had a stepmother, but that stepmother treated her classmate like her own child. However, Li Wensong's stepmother was obviously not that good.
Soon Li Fuqiang came out of the house, wearing a cotton jacket as he walked, and greeted them, "Shen Jing and his wife are here, come in and warm up."
Ai Xiaoxia followed Lu Jingshen and called him uncle. They had met at the wedding, but they didn't say much then. This was the first time they had officially met.
They followed Li Fuqiang into the house.
After entering the house, Li Fuqiang said to his youngest son, "Wenbo, did you call your cousin-in-law? This is your cousin-in-law."
Li Wenbai called Ai Xiaoxia "cousin-in-law" and moved to Ai Xiaoxia's side, reaching out to touch the thing in Ai Xiaoxia's hand.
Seeing that the child was impolite, Ai Xiaoxia knew that it was probably because his family spoiled him too much. Li Wenbo and Li Wensong were simply children from two different worlds.
She didn't care what Li Wenbai did and just put the things on the kang. After all, it was someone else's business how they used the things.
Then she said to Li Fuqiang, "Uncle, this is our first time visiting your house and we didn't say hello in advance. It's a bit abrupt, so please don't mind."
Li Fuqiang was actually also wondering why they showed up so suddenly, so he asked nervously, "Why are you guys here when it's not a festival? Did something happen at home?"
Lu Jingshen quickly said, "Everything is fine at home, uncle, don't worry. I came here today because of Wensong's matter." After saying that, he looked into the room and asked, "Uncle, isn't my aunt at home?"
Li Fuqiang said, "She went to East Street to exchange tofu. She's probably chatting with someone on the way. She'll be back soon." Then he asked Lu Jingshen, "What happened to Wensong? Did he get into trouble and dare not come back, so he went to find your mother?" As he said that, Li Fuqiang stood up and stretched out his hand to hit Li Wensong.
Li Wensong was so scared that he reflexively hid back.
Li Wenbo looked at him and clapped his hands happily: "Big brother is going to be beaten again."
Lu Jingshen went over to block Li Fuqiang: "Uncle, you hit someone without even asking clearly?"
Ai Xiaoxia also felt uncomfortable. It was obvious that Li Fugui had hit Li Wensong, but the youngest son was not afraid. That meant Li Wenbai was not beaten. Isn't it obvious that if there is a stepmother, there must be a stepfather?
The only thing to be thankful for is that Li Wensong is sixteen years old. He will be seventeen after the New Year. If he endures for another year, he will become an adult, and then he will be able to completely break away from his original family.
Ai Xiaoxia had previously discussed with Lu Jingshen about arranging for Ai Xiaoping to attend school in the city in the spring of next year. It was easy to arrange for a school at this time, as it only cost some money. Now Ai Xiaoxia was thinking about whether she should just spend a little more money next year and arrange for both of them to attend school.
However, it seems that persuading Li Fuqiang is not as easy as persuading Meng Qiuju. All you need to do is tell Meng Qiuju that Ai Xiaoping earns more money by going to school. Meng Qiuju will be tempted when she hears about money. But it is not sure what Li Wensong, the stepmother, thinks.
Both of these children come from unfortunate families. If they don't change their environment, their future lives will be ruined. Helping them is a piece of cake for her, but for them, it means changing their destiny. Since fate has brought them together, it is also destiny, so she is willing to lend a hand.
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