Huang Juan didn't say anything, just gave Li Mandi a cool look, then turned and went back to her bedroom.
Li Mandi covered his face with his hands and squatted down helplessly. That was his mother! What could he do? No matter what others said or did, could he just abandon her? She was the mother who gave birth to him and raised him!
Li Mantian looked at his elder brother and sighed. His elder brother was good in every way, except that he listened to their mother too much. Otherwise, these boys might not have been able to escape their fate. He stood up and said to the old lady, "Mother, we don't know where this Taoist priest came from. We don't need to take his nonsense to heart. It's just that my sister-in-law probably won't have time to cook today. I'll have Li Shi cook something, and we can have a family reunion lunch."
Unexpectedly, the old lady's expression grew increasingly grim. Finally, she looked at Li Mantian, pointed to the door, and shouted sternly, "Get out! I don't have such an unfilial son as you! I don't need you to come and pay your respects to me anymore. Our two families have nothing to do with each other anymore! Get out of my house now!"
Li Mantian froze on the spot, looking at the old woman with a gloomy face. For the first time, he felt that the old woman in front of him was so unfamiliar. Was this really his mother? Or was there something wrong with his memory?
Madam Li stood up abruptly and curtsied, saying, "Wishing you both happiness and longevity, Mother. We'll be leaving now and will come back to wish you a Happy New Year tomorrow."
After saying that, he grabbed Li Mantian's arm and started walking out.
Li Wenyi, with his keen sense of observation, quickly followed behind his parents and hurried away from this place he had always been reluctant to set foot in.
Li Mantian hesitated the whole way, opening his mouth but unable to say anything.
Li Shi remained quiet the whole way, not saying a word, and quickly went home to start cooking in the kitchen. Li Mantian sat in the main room, not closing the door, letting the cold wind blow in from the doorway. He looked at the azure sky outside, lost in thought.
Ye Shuang peeked at Li Mantian through the doorway and touched the bell on her wrist. This was her natal spiritual artifact, the Qingxin Bell, whose greatest function in combat was to induce illusions in enemies.
That's right. All that talk about the Taoist priest and the bell was just her using that bell to make everyone fall into an illusion. That old lady is not a good person. If she gets involved with her, sooner or later this family will be dragged into the mud. Even if she is in pain now, Ye Shuang has no regrets. Right now, only Li Mantian is suffering. If she sits by and does nothing, the whole family will suffer in the future!
Ye Shuang stepped forward, tugged at Li Mantian's sleeve, and asked in a childish voice, "Daddy, what's wrong?"
Li Mantian looked at Ye Shuang, who was dressed in pink and whose little cheeks were rosy, and forced a smile. He reached out and hugged her. "Daddy is fine. Daddy was just thinking, how can a person become completely different from the one in my memory? A perfectly good family, just like that, fell apart."
Ye Shuang tilted her head in confusion: "How could we have broken up? Aren't we still together? What are you saying, Father? But our home is still here."
Seeing Ye Shuang's earnest little eyes, Li Mantian smiled and nodded quickly, saying, "Yes, yes, our Shuang'er is right. Our home is here. Father misspoke."
It's laughable that Li Mantian, who has lived for thirty or forty years, is not as good as a child. Shuang'er is right. His home is here. He has a wife and son, and such a lovely daughter. How could they be separated?
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