The crying grew closer and closer, and soon everyone saw a tiny little boy, about the size of a bean sprout, wailing as he walked in.
His little face turned bright red, large tears stuck to his eyelashes, his little hands were clenched into fists, and he would puff out his little chest with each cry.
When Li Xiangdong looked, he realized it was Li Pengfei, the son of his elder brother Li Weijun, whose nickname was Douzai.
Li Lan hurried over, squatted down to comfort the crying Douzai, "Douzai, what's wrong? Did someone hit you?"
A child who is a little over one year old can already express their meaning clearly.
Douzai shook his head, and his crying gradually subsided.
Li Lan held him in her arms, wiped away his tears, and then carried him to his seat.
Although Zhao Sufang disliked her eldest daughter-in-law and was disappointed in her eldest son, this was her first grandson, and her feelings for him were different.
She took Douzai from her, broke off a piece of bread crumb for him, dipped it in some vegetable soup, and let him eat it.
Li Jin was not happy. Today was his housewarming day, but his eldest son and daughter-in-law didn't even show their faces, let alone come to help.
Now look what's happened, they can't even take care of a child properly!
Li Jin couldn't lash out, so he could only invite everyone to eat and drink again.
Li Xiangdong watched Douzai happily munching on his food, but felt nothing in his heart.
In their past lives, this child's personality combined all the selfish traits of Liu Yuxiu and Li Weijun. He was like someone who digs a well inside the house and opens a door on the roof, taking the concept of "minding one's own business" to the extreme.
The two have different temperaments and didn't have much affection for each other in their past lives.
Everyone was eating and drinking. Zhao Sufang was busy feeding her eldest grandson and didn't have time to eat herself. Li Ping couldn't stand it and went over to take Douzai away.
"Mom, you've been busy all morning. Eat first. Give me Douzai, I'll feed him."
Before Zhao Sufang could speak, Yan Guohui's wife began praising Li Ping.
"You're such a thoughtful girl, you know how to care for your sister-in-law! You're such a sweet and considerate daughter!"
Zhao Sufang said with satisfaction, "My daughters are all so thoughtful!"
Li Ping thanked Aunt Yan for her praise in a generous manner, and then took Douzai's little hand to carry him to the children's section.
Who knew that the child was strong, wriggling and struggling in Zhao Sufang's arms like a big worm, waving his two little hands wildly, and the chopsticks he was holding just happened to poke Li Ping in the eye socket!
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Li Ying reacted quickly, patting Douzai's hand a few times before he let go of the chopsticks.
Zhao Sufang quickly put Douzai on the ground and went to check Li Ping's eyes, "Does your eye hurt? Can you see clearly?"
Suddenly poked, Li Ping felt a sharp pain in his eye socket, blinked, and said, "I can see clearly now."
Fortunately, Dr. Gu was also there. He quickly washed his hands and carefully examined Li Ping's eyes.
"Your eyeball isn't seriously injured. I'll prescribe some medicine for you later, and it'll be fine in a few days."
After Douzai was put on the ground, it started rolling around on the spot like a spinning top, getting itself covered in dirt.
This farce instantly turned the originally joyous and peaceful atmosphere into an awkward one. Everyone put down their chopsticks, unsure whether to continue eating.
Li Xiangdong is really annoyed with Douzai now. He was extremely selfish in his past life, and now he's become a hateful brat who has even hurt Li Ping.
He stood up, smiled, walked towards Douzai, gently lifted him up, and said softly, "Douzai, there are roosters fighting outside, do you want to go watch?"
Bean said loudly, "Let's go see!"
So, Li Xiangdong easily picked up Douzai and took him away.
Before leaving, he told everyone to continue to eat and drink well!
Zhang Huan whispered to Li Ping, "Fifth Aunt, Douzai is going to be in trouble."
Li Jiabao shrugged, "Second Brother hasn't smiled so creepily in a long time."
Li Yan nodded in agreement, "Dou Zai's bottom is definitely going to be swollen."
She remembered that the last time her second brother smiled at her third brother like that, his buttocks were swollen for several days, and he couldn't even wear pants!
Li Xiangdong hugged Douzai with obvious disgust, left his gate, and headed west.
Douzai stared wide-eyed, looking around. "Where are they fighting? Where is the rooster?!"
The smile on Li Xiangdong's face vanished, and his gloomy expression immediately silenced Douzai.
Don't think that children don't understand anything; they are very good at reading adults' expressions.
Sure enough, Li Ping and Zhao Sufang dared to act recklessly because of Li Lan, but they became obedient as soon as Li Xiangdong frowned.
Li Xiangdong walked all the way to Li Weijun's house and kicked open the door with his long legs.
"Clang—"
Li Xiangdong stood in the courtyard and shouted, "Is anyone there?!"
Inside the house, Li Weijun was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) with his legs crossed, listening to the radio!
Then he heard a loud bang on the gate. He quickly got up and looked through the window. He saw Li Xiangdong, who looked like a black-faced Bao Gong, standing in the yard, holding his precious eldest son in his arms!
Li Weijun scrambled to his feet in a flurry, not even having time to put on his shoes, and ran into the yard, snatching Douzai from Li Xiangdong's arms.
Seeing his elder brother's wary look, Li Xiangdong held Douzai and examined his clothes up and down, checking if his son was injured.
He ignored Li Xiangdong and kept asking his son, "Where's your mother? Why are you all alone? Did someone hit you?"
Li Xiangdong sneered, "Nobody hit your son, but your son almost blinded someone else!"
Li Weijun's heart tightened, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Douzai is just a child!"
The implication is that even if Douzai did something wrong, Li Xiangdong shouldn't have said that; what does a child know?
Li Xiangdong and he simply couldn't communicate. He glanced at the plum tree in the yard, which was as thick as a child's arm. The plums on it were already the size of a child's fist, and they were a tempting golden color.
He walked to the plum tree, stretched his limbs, focused his energy, and then grabbed a bamboo pole standing against the wall and started hacking away!
"Crackling and popping~"
A dozen or so yellow plums of varying sizes fell to the ground, and the plum tree branches and leaves were also knocked off. In no time, the plum tree, which had been lush and leafy just moments before, became a bald, bald tree.
Li Xiangdong was still not satisfied, so he went into the warehouse, took out an axe, and chopped down the tree in a few strokes!
Li Weijun held his son and huddled to the side watching his younger brother go crazy.
At this moment, Liu Yuxiu also ran home. Before she even showed herself, her anxious voice came over.
"Weijun! Weijun! Has Douzai come home yet?"
Damn it, she knew her father-in-law was having a housewarming party today, so she brought her son over hoping he could get some good food.
She didn't have enough breast milk, so her son started eating porridge and egg custard early on. As a result, Douzai has strong teeth and can eat a lot of food at a young age.
Who knew that in the short time she went to the toilet, her neighbor told her that her son, Douzai, had been taken away by her crazy second uncle!
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