After sitting in Du Hong's house for a while, Li Xu left.
As soon as he left, Yang Li's face showed a worry, "What do you think of what Xiaoqing said?"
Du Ming snorted coldly, "What can we do? We are all supported by Xiaoxu's family, but we have no ability to take care of Mushan's family."
Even Du Feng said, "Yeah, if it was just the eldest sister's family of three, we could probably manage with some savings, but with a whole family of more than ten people, we really can't afford it."
Du Hong was a little hesitant. "Mom, why don't you take some more food? It would be helpful if you can help me. I don't mind eating less."
"That won't do. Anyone in our family can eat less, but you can't. If Xiaoxu knew that he brought a lot of food every month, but you still became thin and hungry, what would he think of us? Besides, it's not that we don't want to help your brother-in-law's family, it's that we really don't have the ability to help."
Others also expressed opposition to Du Hong's idea.
If Du Ming's family is capable, we can help in any way we can.
But now the food they get every month can only ensure that they don't starve to death. The rest of the food they eat depends on Li Xu's help. They really don't have the ability to help more than ten people.
As for talking to Li Xu again, they had never even thought about it.
Du Ming took a big sip of water and put the cup heavily on the table. "I said before that if it doesn't work out, let Mu Shan's family go to the countryside. At least they can guarantee they won't starve to death. But they refused to agree. Now Xiaoqing's family can survive. As long as they don't starve to death, it's fine. The rest of them can live or die."
He became more and more angry as he spoke, and after he finished speaking, he took a big gulp of water.
Yang Li sighed, "Who would have thought that entertaining them during the first month of the lunar year would be a mistake? Xiaoqing is the same now. Not only is she learning to speak without restraint, but she's also only thinking about her in-laws. Why doesn't she consider us? If we really have the ability, why wouldn't we lend it to her?"
It turned out that when Du Qing and his wife came in the first month of the lunar year, Yang Li and his wife entertained them with a lot of good things sent by Li Xu. In addition, Du Hong and others did not show any signs of being hungry, so Du Qing and his wife remembered this.
They didn't mention it before, but now food is becoming increasingly scarce, and Du Qing and his wife couldn't help but come and borrow food.
It would be fine if they borrowed just a little, but they chose to borrow quite a lot, saying it was enough for the whole family to eat.
Who can bear this?
They had come here several times for this matter, but they had never met Li Xu.
They did encounter it this time, but no one mentioned it after seeing Li Xu.
In fact, even if Li Xu knew, he would not give out any more food.
If I help him in this situation, I won't be able to help him completely even if I sell it to him...
"But my elder sister and the others have come here several times. If we don't satisfy them, they will probably come to bother us again in the future."
Du Ming glanced at Du Feng, a ruthless look on his face. "I've made it very clear before. Next time you come, I'll give them one last chance. We can help their family, but if they still want to help that whole family, I won't help them either. Don't blame me, your father, for being cruel then."
After hearing this, Yang Li's face showed a tangled expression, but she quickly calmed down. "Yes, if they don't consider us, then we don't need to consider them either. Besides, Mu Shan's family is really interesting. They didn't reveal this matter, but let Du Qing and his wife come to us and bully us for being soft-hearted?"
Seeing that things had come to this point, Du Hong and Du Feng both nodded in agreement.
Although she is their biological sister, what Du Qing has done these days has indeed disappointed them.
I've already made everything clear, but he still keeps coming to bother me. It's obvious that he doesn't take his mother's family seriously.
You have to know how great a favor it is to be able to help the three of them in this day and age.
If they still don't know what's good for them, then there's naturally no need for them to show any mercy.
Seeing that both of them agreed, Du Ming also closed his eyes, a look of pain appeared on his face, and he murmured, "I hope Xiaoqing can understand."
Everyone in the room fell silent.
Even Du Sen, who didn't quite understand, didn't dare to say anything.
After all, they are their own family, so they naturally don't want it to come to that.
If Du Qing still insists, then it will be the same as severing all ties.
As long as Du Qing doesn't come, they will not bother with Mu Shan's family.
If there is no way out, it would be fine, but now there is a way out and they don’t choose it. Who cares whether they live or die?
...
As the weather gets hotter, people's rest time is getting later.
When Li Xu got home, he saw that his family members were still sitting in the main room talking.
After drinking a large cup of tea, he joined in.
I don’t know how the conversation went, but it ended up turning to the university major that Li Mei applied for.
Li Jiakang was scratching his head when this was mentioned. "Xiao Xu, is the economics department you recommended to your sister feasible?"
The others were also looking at him.
Li Mei is the one with the highest level of education in the family, so no one can give her any advice.
In the end, Li Xu told her to choose the Economics Department, and Li Mei believed her and agreed directly.
Li Xu spread his hands and said, "Whether it works or not is another matter. The key is whether my sister can get into university."
Sun Xiu directly retorted, "Your sister said she did well in the exam, how could she not get in? Besides, people can't even get enough to eat these days, so how can they focus on studying? Your sister eats well every day and has milk powder to supplement her nutrition. If she still can't get into university, it would be a waste of her time."
Everyone: ...
The words may be rough, but the truth is there.
At least everyone thinks there is nothing wrong with what he said.
Li Mei also said confidently, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to get into university this time."
In fact, Li Xu also knew that this matter was almost certain, but he didn't know which university he could be admitted to.
Now you can apply to many schools at the same time. If you can’t get into the good ones, can you still not get into the bad ones?
Of course, it is more difficult for a poor student like me.
To put it simply, there are eight subjects in the college entrance examination now. In addition to the common Chinese, mathematics, and political knowledge, there are also chemistry, physics, biology, Chinese and foreign history and geography, and the most important one is foreign languages.
As for foreign languages, you can choose between English and Russian, but now high schools teach Russian...
Do you think that when he first came here, he didn't think about continuing his studies and striving to graduate from university?
But then I remembered what our ancestors said: the most important thing for a person is to have self-knowledge.
Li Xu deeply agreed with this.
Then I decided to give up...
Then Li Xu smiled and said, "As long as I can pass the exam, then there will be no problem with the major I choose."
Li Ping, who had graduated from junior high school, had some understanding of the current situation. "But now everything is distributed centrally by the state. Is studying economics useful?"
"Whether it's useful or not is not important. The key is that my elder sister wants to stay home after graduation. Nowadays, most college graduates from professional disciplines are assigned to a unified position, so where they will be assigned is uncertain."
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