All the children spent the whole day playing wildly, going up mountains and down rivers, and rarely staying home.
However, when it gets dark and it's time for dinner, they will still obediently go home.
Since everyone is poor, it's not good to eat at someone else's house. Anyone with a sense of shame will go home during mealtime.
But Fang Xiaotao hasn't come back yet.
This is...
No one else spoke; Zhang Aiai and her husband remained silent, so it was even more difficult for the others to say anything.
"Okay," Xiao Chen stood up and ran out.
No one had eaten yet; they were all waiting for Fang Xiaotao and Xiao Chen to return.
The two returned half an hour later.
"Grandpa, I'm back," Xiao Chen said, sitting down in her seat.
"Grandpa!" Fang Xiaotao called out, then sat down and looked at the delicious food in front of her. She picked up her bowl and prepared to eat.
"Didn't you see your uncle and aunt are here too?" Zhang Sheng asked angrily in a deep voice.
The elders were there, yet they acted as if they didn't see them.
Lin Xue didn't ask, which was fine, since they had already met during the day. Every time they met, the guests' greetings seemed distant.
But what about Song Lili? This is the first time she's seen her, so she's pretending not to see her either?
Doesn't this elder even offer a greeting?
Song Lili twitched the corners of her mouth, looked at Fang Xiaotao, and thought to herself, "The child who used to be so cute has become somewhat unlikable."
"What are you eating? Didn't you see your aunt? Say hello." Zhang Aiai was so frightened that she slapped Fang Xiaotao hard.
The force was so great that Fang Xiaotao's back made a "thud" sound, which sounded painful.
Fang Xiaotao spat out the mouthful of rice she had just put in her mouth.
Fortunately, Zhang Shengtian had gotten angry earlier, and Fang Xiaotao was a little scared, so she shrank her neck and lowered her head. Otherwise, the whole table of food would have been ruined and she wouldn't have been able to eat it.
"Zhang Aiai, what are you doing?" Zhang Shengqi roared angrily.
How did my daughter become like this? How could someone hit their child like that?
Is that the kind of strength you use to hit a child?
"I... I just... I accidentally, I just accidentally." Zhang Aiai also shrank her neck.
She knew she had hit too hard after the sound came out.
But at home, it's pretty much the same.
"Mom, it hurts..." Fang Xiaotao sobbed as she spoke, her shoulders shaking as if she were in great pain.
"Shut up..." Zhang Aiai turned her head angrily and hissed, causing the veins on Zhang Shengtian's forehead to throb.
Then, gritting his teeth, he said, "Is this how I used to raise you? Have I ever hit you like this?"
The daughter who was once cherished and pampered has now become the parent who beats her.
This was something Zhang Shengtian found hard to accept, and... he felt a little sad.
But now that his child is grown up and has his own family, he can't say too much.
Finally, suppressing all his inner turmoil, he said, "Alright, now that they're back, let's eat."
Forget it, I'm not going to say anymore, I can't talk anymore.
He's old, he can't talk anymore, and his children don't listen to him anymore.
From now on, I should try to mind my own business less. The children are all grown up now.
They've grown up and can now take charge!
Zhang Shengtian picked up his chopsticks, and only then did Xiao Chen serve food to her younger brother before eating herself.
The others also ate, and as for the topic from earlier, they pretended not to know and automatically skipped it.
The meal was rather dull.
After dinner, Zhang Aiai's family sat down while Song Lili and Lin Xue went to wash the pots.
After tidying up, Song Lili took Xinyi back to the house. "I'll go and put the child to sleep first."
Children should go to bed early at this age.
She also didn't really want to spend time with Zhang Aiai.
"Sister-in-law, we still need to go now. The baby can't sleep. Let's go later and sit down and talk."
"Please sit down first. Xinyi is used to sleeping at this time every day. I'll go back to my room first." Song Lili turned around, said lightly, and left with the child in her arms.
Zhang Shengtian, who was standing nearby, said, "You should go quickly. This child is used to it and should be asleep by now."
Zhang Shengtian adored his granddaughter and naturally knew her habits inside and out. As soon as Song Lili mentioned it, he immediately urged her to hurry up.
"Go quickly, go quickly, and wait until the child is asleep before you come out."
Talking isn't that important; my granddaughter is more important right now.
Saying less won't hurt, no rush, no rush.
Song Lili nodded to Zhang Aiai and her husband again before returning to her room and closing the door.
Only after closing the door did Song Lili finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She didn't know why, but she felt like Zhang Aiai was staring at her all day, her gaze fixed on her.
This puzzled Song Lili. Did Zhang Aiai need to talk to her about something? Otherwise, why was she keeping an eye on her?
That's why she used the excuse of putting the child to sleep to slip away.
Zhang Aiai's help is not so easy to get.
Spoiled by her family, she is extremely selfish.
He didn't consider his father. He didn't consider his brother; he only considered himself.
Asking her for help is probably not a good thing.
She will escape if she can.
As long as Zhang Aiai didn't explicitly state it, she would pretend to be clueless and resolutely refuse to ask.
Having made up her mind, Song Lili finally went out despite Zhang Aiai's repeated calls.
"The child was probably tired today and was a little restless. He just fell asleep."
This also serves as an explanation for why it took so many calls to get it out.
Before Zhang Aiai could speak, Zhang Shengtian immediately said, "And now? Still not at ease?"
Song Lili smiled slightly, "No, I'm fast asleep now, sleeping very soundly."
"That's good, that's good."
Zhang Shengtian's granddaughter was the apple of his eye, and absolutely nothing could go wrong with her.
"Your sister-in-law is really good to the child. I never spoiled my own Xiaotao like this before. She can't be bumped or hurt." Zhang Aiai said sarcastically again.
Song Lili smiled gently, "Children need more care to grow up well."
This also implies that Fang Xiaotao had indirectly said something inappropriate before.
The teacher was completely impolite, disrespectful, and showed no regard for elders.
"Really? I think you're making a fuss over nothing, sister-in-law." Zhang Aiai said through gritted teeth, her face turning ashen with anger.
She understood what Song Lili had just said, so how could she not be angry? But since the other party hadn't explained it clearly, she could only hold her anger in and couldn't let it out.
"I cherish my child, so naturally I'm a bit nervous. Most parents are like that, so it's nothing."
Song Lili remained calm, seemingly oblivious to Zhang Aiai's anger and unable to detect the gritted teeth in her words.
He remained calm, composed, and elegant, as serene as a chrysanthemum, unmoved by wind and rain.
Lin Xue watched from the sidelines with great admiration; this sister-in-law was becoming more and more admirable.
Look at her now; without making a sound, she has already thrown the enemy into disarray.
That's amazing, truly amazing.
No wonder, no wonder they can run such a successful and large business that others can only dream of.
How could someone like that not do a good job?
To make the other party suffer a loss without making a sound is a skill that not everyone possesses.
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