Both of them were stunned for a moment, as if they didn't expect to meet her here.
An Hongdou was also quite surprised. She only knew that after the Li family was gone, Li Jing also went somewhere else after her divorce, and she didn't know when she came back.
Shen Wanhua was quite amiable, walked to her table and asked, "Why are you here alone? Aren't the children coming out together?"
"No, it's too cold. I asked them to wait at home." An Hongdou answered in a proper manner.
"Your Aunt Li just came back recently. She is the mother of your sisters. She came out today to talk about your three sisters." Shen Wanhua's words sounded like an explanation, which made An Hongdou flattered.
She doesn't care about his affairs, as long as he doesn't cause trouble for herself.
Although she instinctively felt that their remarriage would only do harm to her, as a daughter-in-law, she couldn't force her father-in-law to remain single for the rest of his life.
After all, Shen Wanhua is not that old. If he remains single for the rest of his life, when his daughters are all married, it would be pitiful for him as an old man.
Admittedly, if possible, An Hongdou still doesn't want them to remarry, but she has no right to stop them.
As she was talking, An Hongdou's meal was ready and was packed by the restaurant chef into the lunch box she brought. Since she came here often, she had become familiar with the chef and he treated her with special favor, filling several lunch boxes for her, which was definitely more than the original amount.
An Hongdou stood up with her lunch box and said, "Dad, my meal is ready. The children are still waiting at home, so I'll go back first."
“Have you paid? I’ll pay together later.” Shen Wanhua said.
"No need, I've paid." An Hongdou said and left without any communication with Li Jing throughout the whole process.
An Hongdou didn't eat either, the table was clean, Shen Wanhua sat down at the seat and called Li Jing, "You sit down too."
He no longer had the calmness he had at the beginning and looked a little tired.
Li Jing sat in the seat where An Hongdou had just sat, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "It's really hard to predict what will happen in life. Su Su couldn't temper your temper, and I don't have the ability to do that either. You're getting old, and you've been controlled by your daughter-in-law."
In Li Jing's view, Shen Wanhua's explanation was a surrender to An Hongdou.
Shen Wanhua didn’t argue with her and asked directly: “What do you want to talk to me about? Tell me.”
This was not the first time Li Jing had looked for him. He had finally gotten used to life without her and didn't want to be too involved with her anymore.
This time I came out, it was all because of the children.
Besides being his wife, she was also the mother of his child, and he couldn't just turn a blind eye.
"I need a job and a place to live." Li Jing said directly.
It is difficult to go from luxury to simplicity. She was used to a comfortable life and was forced to live outside for the past few years. She barely lived on her meager salary and the money Shen Wanhua gave her when they divorced, and she didn't have much savings.
Now that the limelight has passed, she has returned to Jiangcheng and needs to settle down.
For Shen Wanhua, it was not a difficult matter. "I gave you the house in the beginning. I moved back because no one took care of the children when you were away for the past few years. Now that you are back, I will return the house to you. I will move out in two days. Yue Wan and Yue Qing are both grown up, and the two children are obedient, so I don't need to worry about them. I will give them their living expenses directly. Yue Xin has a bad temper and spends lavishly, so you have to pay more attention to her. You also have to help her control her living expenses, and don't slack off on her education."
Some children are born sensible, like Shen Yuewan and Shen Yueqing. Although their personalities are very different, they plan their lives very well and don't need anyone to worry about them at all.
There are also those who are born ignorant, such as Shen Yuexin, who has been a worry since she was a child. In recent years, she has finally calmed down a little. Shen Wanhua is most afraid that if she is spoiled by Li Jing, she will be spoiled again.
"There are empty rooms at home, and you don't have to move out." Li Jing looked at him with hope in her eyes.
Shen Wanhua paused and refused: “It’s inconvenient, my dad’s place is open, you don’t have to worry about me having no place to live.”
The house was allocated by their company after they got married, and she originally had a share of it. Besides, there were three children to take care of, and he couldn't just watch her become desperate in front of him.
Moreover, given his position, it would not be difficult for him to apply for another place to live; it would just take some time.
The old man is not young anymore, and if he didn't want to, he would have wanted him to move in and live with them a long time ago.
It doesn’t matter now. If he doesn’t want to come over, he will go over and serve him.
However, although the idea is good, it is still unclear who will serve whom in the future.
Now that we have said what needs to be said, all that remains is to discuss it with the children.
The two of them ate in silence.
Shen Wanhua paid the money and wanted to leave, Li Jing's faint voice sounded behind him, "We have lived together for so many years, and we have three daughters. Is there really no room for redemption?"
Shen Wanhua didn’t know what to say, so he just pretended not to hear it.
An Hongdou returned home, and not long after eating, she saw Shen Wanhua coming over.
An Hongdou was cleaning up the mess after dinner, and Shen Wanhua was playing with the children in the yard for a while.
He came in after An Hongdou had finished cleaning up, looked at her and said, "Sit down for a while, I have something to say to you."
An Hongdou was sitting next to them. "What does Dad want to say?"
Shen Wanhua sighed and said, "Li Jing has been back for a few days. The Li family is gone, and she has no place to live as a woman, so she had no choice but to come to me. The house over there was divided after Li Jing and I got married, and she originally had a share. When we divorced, we agreed to give her the house. Now she has nowhere to go, so I want to move to your grandfather's place first, and let her live there with Yue Wan and her three sisters. What do you think?"
An Hongdou looked at him in surprise, "Dad, just make your own decisions. Why are you asking me?"
An Hongdou was thinking in her heart, when did he value her so much that he even asked for her opinion on such a matter.
Although his attitude towards her has indeed changed a lot in the past few years, it is not to the point now where he can directly let her interfere in his life.
Besides, she wasn't happy about it.
She just hoped that he would not bother her for no reason, and that she would not think about him for anything.
“You are not young anymore, and you have the right to intervene in family affairs. The Shen family still relies on you, so naturally you have to know about this matter.” Shen Wanhua said: “Of course, if you think it is inappropriate, you can also bring it up.”
"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Dad should make his own decisions about his own affairs." If it really doesn't work, she can discuss it with her son. As a daughter-in-law, she doesn't want to interfere in her father-in-law's private life at all.
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