Li Yang said dimly, "In my impression, it seems that your grandmother only hugged Li Yaozu and my cousin. If there were any good things, they would only eat them. My cousin and I could only watch from the side.
Once, when guests came to our house, we killed a chicken and bought pork, but your grandma didn't let us sit at the table. She only made us some vegetable soup and pickles, and told us to go aside, saying that we were a waste of money and didn't deserve to eat meat.
If Lai Yaozu and his cousin got into trouble and someone came to our house, you would push my cousin and me out, saying that we were the ones who did it, and even beat them up on purpose to show them..."
Recalling the past, Li Yang no longer felt indignant, but rather a sense of melancholy and relief.
It turns out that as people grow up, gain a lot of things and become stronger, the injuries they have suffered in the past will still hurt, but they can no longer hurt themselves at all.
Many nights, she asked herself, why, even though they were all children of the same family, was she, a girl, subjected to such unfair treatment? She could understand Yang Chunhua's treatment of her, but what about Feng Mei? She was her biological mother.
Now, she no longer asks these questions, because no matter what the answer is, it no longer matters.
After listening to Li Yang's words, no matter how thick-skinned Yang Chunhua was, she fell silent. Her face was very embarrassed. It was not because of guilt, but because she hated Li Yang for telling all these things.
She never thought that there was anything wrong with what she did. In her opinion and her cognition, boys are the most important in the family. This principle has never changed, whether in her parents' home or her husband's home.
A money-losing girl is indeed a money-losing girl. Once she gets married, she turns her elbows outward and has no loyalty to her parents at all!
She stared at Li Yang with her cloudy old eyes, filled with endless hatred: "Li Yang girl, these are just old things, what's the point of bringing them up now?
Besides, you were young at that time, so you might have remembered it wrongly, but you shouldn't hold a grudge like that."
As she spoke, she warned Feng Mei with her eyes, blaming her for deliberately slandering her in front of Li Yang.
Li Yang's words also reminded Feng Mei of the difficult days in the old house. She rarely sided with Yang Chunhua and curled her lips: "Mom, Li Yang was not a child at that time. He can remember things."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jianhai pinched him quietly.
Feng Mei felt pain and glared at Li Jianhai: "Why are you pinching me? Did I say something wrong? In the past, your mother..."
Seeing Feng Mei about to bring up the past again, Li Jianhai quickly covered her mouth: "Alright, stop talking!"
Don’t let internal quarrels break out before Li Yang’s issue is resolved.
Li Yang looked at the three people coldly, and said nothing more, "Grandma, let's not waste any more time talking nonsense. I know the purpose of your coming, but I'm afraid I can't fulfill your wish.
Ever since I left the Li family, I have made it very clear that I will have nothing to do with the Li family from now on.
If everyone lives their own lives well, I might still lend a hand because we're related. But if things get too ugly, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Hearing this, Yang Chunhua was so angry that she quickly covered her chest and pointed at Li Yang: "You... say it again! Do you still have a conscience?"
Li Yang lowered his eyelashes: "I'm sorry, you guys have eaten my conscience."
Yang Chunhua looked at Li Jianhai and Feng Mei and asked, "Your daughter said such outrageous words, and you didn't do anything about it?"
Li Jianhai and Feng Mei remained silent. If they could have dealt with Li Yang, Yang Chunhua wouldn't have had any trouble today.
Seeing that the couple didn't say anything, Yang Chunhua couldn't breathe and felt a lump in her throat. Her old face turned red, and she started coughing violently and rolling her eyes.
Li Jianhai was frightened and hurried to support Yang Chunhua and help her calm down.
Feng Mei just stood aside and didn't help. You old fool, you deserve it!
Li Jianhai said to Li Yang, "You've already pissed off your grandma, why don't you just say something softer!"
Li Yang continued to sit there calmly, "Dad, your ability to smooth things over has remained the same over the years."
She stood up and took out twenty yuan from her trouser pocket: "If your mother feels uncomfortable, take her to the hospital. I can't do anything more."
She stuffed the money into Feng Mei's hand and glanced at the three of them: "What I just said was serious. You should think carefully about it."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to close the door.
"Li Yang!" Li Jianhai called out to her, "Are you really going to do this?"
Li Yang didn't look back, his thin back straight. "Aren't you the ones who have been forcing me?"
As the yard door closed, Li Yang's heart was completely locked.
She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them again, looking at the blue sky. She thought, maybe this is not so bad.
*
The next day, the eighth day of the first lunar month, was the day we had agreed to hand over the house.
Ji Huaizhi was also at home that day and accompanied Li Yang.
The original landlord and his wife were already waiting in the yard. After handing over the documents and keys, the matter was completed.
Li Yang stood in the spacious yard, looking at the house which was still about 70% to 80% new, and his mood became very good.
She finally has a home of her own.
Ji Huaizhi stood beside her and said, "The house is big enough. If you want to grow flowers and vegetables in the future, there is plenty of space."
The original landlord, an old lady, was a person who liked to plant flowers and plants. She opened a small piece of land on one side of the yard. There were also many flowers and plants along the wall. She could plant anything she wanted.
Li Yang nodded: "Yes, the sun can shine on them."
As she walked into the house, she said to Ji Huaizhi, "Now there are extra rooms, it's perfect for you to have one and me to have one."
Ji Huaizhi immediately frowned: "Can't we be together?"
Li Yang shook his head: "No, let's talk about this later."
She hasn't seen Bai Li since she was hospitalized. Chen Gang said that after she was discharged from the hospital, she found a hotel to stay in and never returned to the hunting village.
Li Yang thought that maybe the blow she suffered this time was too great. Bai Li had always been proud and was too ashamed to see them.
Ji Huaizhi didn't force it and nodded: "Okay."
The two walked around the house and decided to clean it and move in before Li Yang went to Myanmar.
After the two of them went out and locked the door, they happened to see someone moving furniture in from the opposite side.
The layouts of the houses on this street are similar. Some people still live here, while others divide their houses into single rooms and rent them out. Listening to people talking nearby, I realized that the house diagonally opposite is a special place for rental.
I saw a taxi stop at the door and a young woman got out of the car.
Li Yang couldn't help but smile when he saw the woman's face.
It turned out to be Bai Li.
Li Yang raised his eyes and looked at Ji Huaizhi: "Look, sleeping in separate rooms was a very correct decision I made."
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