Everyone burst into laughter; this kid looked exactly like the third brother when he was a child.
Chunni pulled Su Mo to cook, while the second son told Wu Zhiqi and Li Mancang to rest, and he took care of the cooking with his two sons.
Sanbao went to help Yuanyuan.
Only Li Xingguo and his wife did it themselves.
Wu Zhiqi rubbed his aching back, saying he was too old to do much. He went inside and saw Xiaoyuer playing games on his phone.
Wu Zhiqi glanced at it twice, then went inside to lie down. Li Mancang also glanced at it twice, then went out to sit under the eaves and chat with the old man and woman.
The old lady pointed to Xiaoyuer in the outer room and said, "That girl has been spoiled rotten by the eldest son."
"The couple only has this one child, and they spoil her rotten. They want to raise their daughter in luxury," Li Mancang said helplessly.
"Raising a child in luxury means being well-educated, knowledgeable, and insightful, not lacking in discernment or being lazy. It's like having the body of a young lady but the fate of a maid," the old lady commented bluntly.
The old man said, "One generation shouldn't concern itself with the affairs of two generations, let alone four generations. Don't worry about others. Every day we live is one less day we have left. Let's focus on things that make us happy."
"I just can't stand it, I don't care what it has to do with us, I'm going to go see what we're having for lunch." The old lady was hardworking all her life and couldn't stand lazy people, it was good enough that she could hold back from saying anything now.
"Your eldest son has struck it rich. He called to say he's going abroad to do something, what was it again?" the old man asked.
Li Mancang: "He made a lot of money from stock trading while attending summer camps abroad."
"Where did he get the capital? Did you give it to him?" The old man asked, glancing at his eldest son.
"No, I guess it was a loan, but I didn't ask."
"With your eldest son's head, there's not even a wrinkle. You should advise him to quit while he's ahead. If he can make money from something, it can't last long." The old man took out his pipe and puffed on it twice.
“The third son also plays the stock market. Bai Liang has inside information. If anything happens, let the third son notify him. Whether he listens or not, we can’t control him,” Li Mancang lit a cigarette for his father.
The old man said, "Even if you can't control it, you have to. If we really lose everything, won't he come after us?"
Li Mancang thought about it and realized, "He's not stupid. He should understand that maybe he feels he's made enough money and is withdrawing early."
The old man, with a deadpan expression, said, "You have so much money, and you think it's too much? He earns one, and he's counting on two. How can he be so calm?"
Li Mancang...
"Let me tell you, if anything goes wrong, don't bother me. I don't have many days left to live, and I can't afford to worry about you. I won't get any benefit from your son's profits, and don't expect me to cover his losses either," the old man said in advance, giving a heads-up.
“Then don’t let him come. He’s looking for you but he won’t go through me. What can I do?” Li Mancang shrugged.
The old man pointed his pipe at Li Mancang's head twice and said, "If I don't go after your son, who else will I go after? I can't control him, put it back."
Li Mancang... He's over fifty years old, how can he be stuffed back in?
Around noon, the second son helped the third son finish weeding the field and clearing it out. Both families then went to sit in the shade and eat watermelon.
Li Xingguo, drowsy from the sun, licked his dry lips and glanced at the second brother and the others. Dong Yun followed his gaze.
"Second brother, after you guys finish, help us finish this too, okay?"
"Grandma has already assigned tasks. There's other work to do this afternoon, and there are two acres of land outside the yard. Sister-in-law, you can take your time with the work," the second son said, munching on a watermelon.
Dong Yun's vision blurred. "Are there still some of us outside the courtyard?"
"It's all been divided up. It's okay if we don't finish today, we can continue tomorrow. That's what Grandma said," the third son said with a grin.
Dong Yun felt like dying. "Can you guys finish this for us first? We can go out and work together this afternoon."
Dong Yun figured he should do as little as possible.
“We’ve all washed our hands and are about to have lunch, so we won’t touch them anymore. Don’t rush, sister-in-law. You don’t have anything to do anyway, so take your time. Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, take two slices of watermelon to your aunt and the others.” The third brother picked out two slices of watermelon and had the children deliver them.
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan handed the watermelon to Li Xingguo and Dong Yun before heading back to the shade of the tree.
Dong Yun quickly stopped them, saying, "You two help your uncle and aunt for a while, and your aunt will give you something good to eat later."
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