Li Shuping looked at Li Yunshu who came out of the kitchen with an obviously flustered expression, and said, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. After all, I'm a plain-headed old man, and I'm very dirty. How can I sit with you to eat? And I didn't bring a toothbrush or toothpaste, so there's no way I can wash my mouth twice before eating."
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Mother Gu covered her mouth with her hands and almost laughed out loud. This girl was really to her liking.
Gu Zhenyuan, Old Man Li and Li Boyan were all confused and thought she was belittling herself.
But when he found that she was looking at Li Yunshu, and the latter's expression was obviously a little wrong, he could guess that Li Yunshu must have said something that looked down on her and disliked her dirty words.
Li Yunshu angrily scolded Li Shuping in public, saying that this country bastard even complained about her in front of her father and brother.
Mr. Li's face darkened, "Li Yunshu, what did you say to them?"
"Dad, I didn't say anything. I just asked her to wash her hands twice more. She misunderstood." Li Yunshu immediately defended herself.
Mother Gu: "They have already washed themselves clean with soap, and you asked them to wash again. Anyone would misunderstand me."
Gu Zhenyuan said with a cold face: "Sister Yunshu, do you wash your hands twice? If not, then people really don't have any misunderstandings."
Li Yunshu: “…”
What does this have to do with them!
Li Boyan frowned as he looked at his adopted sister. She was usually quite particular, but he didn't expect that she had the habit of looking down on others.
Old Master Li looked at Li Yunshu sternly and said, "You are the only one who has so many problems every day. Your behavior would offend anyone."
Mr. Li was usually quite tolerant towards his adopted daughter, and would listen to any restrictions that his adopted daughter put in place for their own good.
But as long as it involves some issues of principle, he will still criticize harshly. Looking down on people is a matter of principle in the Li family.
Li Yunshu bit her lip and lowered her head, feeling angry and aggrieved.
What made her angry was that her father scolded her in front of outsiders, making her, the director of the Beijing Repertory Theatre, feel embarrassed in front of a low-class woman.
What's unfair is that she did this out of consideration for her mother's health, wanting her to eat cleaner and healthier food, but her father scolded her for it.
If she was really the biological daughter of the Li family, he would never do this.
From then on, Li Yunshu came here by comparison like this.
Mr. Li: "…"
"Li." Gu's mother reminded.
Mr. Li continued, "It was your daughter who did something wrong in this matter with Comrade Li. I apologize to you on her behalf. Please don't get involved."
Li Yunshu really doesn't look like a member of the Li family. Look at old man Li, he is obviously a person of high status, but he is humble, casual and upright.
"This is it, old man." Li Shuping gave a thumbs up, "I won't go any further."
"Hahaha..." Old Master Li laughed heartily, "Since you're not going inside, just stay and have a quick meal before leaving."
Li Shuping: "I will listen to you."
Mr. Li invited Li Shuping to sit in the living room, and asked Sister Wang to make another pot of tea. He poured tea for her and chatted with her about family matters.
Li Yunshu was not there, so she went upstairs with the dumpling soup.
"How many children does Comrade Li have in her family?" Looking at her age, Mr. Li thought she was married with children, so he asked this question.
Li Shuping: "Originally we had two sons and one daughter, but now we only have one daughter."
After hearing what she said, Mr. Li, Mrs. Gu, and Li Boyan's faces changed, thinking that her two sons were dead.
"I'm sorry to mention your injury." Mr. Li apologized quickly.
Li Shuping drank her tea and waved her hands, "Don't be sorry, it's nothing serious."
"It's a pity that both sons died," Mother Gu blurted out, then realized that it was wrong to say that and covered her mouth with her hands.
Li Boyan looked at Li Shuping with admiration. Although he didn't know how her two sons died, she was a strong mother.
"They are not dead yet, but in my heart, they are almost dead. I don't want them anymore."
Facing the curious looks on Old Man Li's faces, Li Shuping continued, "You don't know how to raise children. You raised two ungrateful people. You divorced your husband, but they didn't want your daughter. They only wanted their daughter."
I understand. The way Mr. Li and the others looked at her had a little more sympathy and admiration.
I sympathize with her unhappy marriage and her son's unfilial nature, and I admire her courage to get a divorce.
Nowadays, families regard divorce as a shameful and scandalous thing, not only for men but even more so for women.
This is the same in their circle with relatively high cultural level and relatively open-minded thinking.
Gu Zhen left the marriage, and the old couple of the Gu family were often laughed at. Whenever they met with some gatherings, people would always mention Gu Zhen's departure.
Gu's mother didn't expect that Li Shuping was divorced. "Some children are just like their roots. No matter how hard you try to teach them, it's useless to be nice to them."
Mother Gu's words comforted Li Shuping, because she had questioned countless times in her heart whether it was really because she, as a mother, had not raised them well that they became like this.
"Your family's Gu Zhenyuan is a divorced man, but he is not as good as you. He doesn't even have a child." Gu's mother said with disdain.
Li Shuping looked at Gu Zhenyuan in surprise. He was divorced and had no children!
Did he have some health problems and leave? Li Shuping controlled her eyes and did not look down.
"It's good to be divorced and have no children. It's easy to find a remarriage partner, and there will be fewer conflicts with your future wife." Li Shuping helped to make up for it.
Mother Gu nodded, "That's right, Shuping, do you want to find another one in the future?"
Li Shuping shook her head like a rattle. She had served men all her life, and she didn't want to find another man to serve her.
"I have served men enough, and I don't want to find another man to serve me. For the rest of my life, I just want to live the way I want."
Mother Gu felt that she was hurt too badly by her man and son, so she didn't want to look for him again, so she expressed some of her own opinions.
"In fact, not all men in this world are the same. There are good men. If you can meet someone who is really good to you, you can find one. Life is not the same no matter who you live with."
There was a man sitting next to her, so Li Shuping couldn't say that all men in the world were the same. She just nodded and said, "You're right."
The Li family had dinner and there was beef, fish, chicken, shrimp, and Li Shuping's dumplings.
Mr. Li specifically asked Sister Wang to cook two plates of dumplings and bring them over.
At the rectangular dining table, Grandpa Li sat at the head seat, with Mother Gu, Gu Zhenyuan, and Li Shuping on his right, and Li Boyan and Li Yunshu on his left.
Li Yunshu looked at Li Shuping opposite her. She was a lowly person at the bottom of society, but she actually became a guest of the Li family and had dinner at the same table with her. This made her feel very uncomfortable.
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