Chapter 322: Empathy
It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when Li Xu brought the children back to the store.
Li Lei's tricycle was parked right at the door.
Li Xu pulled the children and hurried into the house.
Li Miao was standing at the door with a bag on her back, and Li Lei was standing next to her.
When Li Miao saw Li Xu coming back, she hurried over and bent down to pick up Ji Yuanyuan.
Ji Yuanyuan is already eight years old and weighs more than 50 kilograms. It is a bit difficult for Li Miao to hold her.
Ji Yuanyuan quickly wrapped her legs around her aunt's waist and hugged her neck tightly with her hands.
This way Li Miao can feel more relaxed.
"Auntie is leaving. You have to listen to mom and dad at home. When you come back during winter vacation, I will bring you some delicious food." Li Miao said softly to Ji Yuanyuan.
Ji Yuanyuan nodded vigorously: "Okay, Auntie, please call us when you are free. Mom and I miss you so much."
Li Miao smiled and kissed Ji Yuanyuan on the cheek: "Auntie knows!"
Ji Yuanyuan added: "Aunt, if you have no money, tell my mother. My mother has money. Don't be reluctant to spend money outside. Eat meat for every meal!"
Li Miao was very moved by these words.
"I know! Auntie knows your mother is rich!"
After she finished speaking, she put Ji Yuanyuan down.
After putting it down, she rubbed her arms and said to Li Xu, "Yuanyuan is really heavy now. In two years, I'm afraid I really won't be able to hold her."
Li Xu touched Ji Yuanyuan's hair and said, "She is not very picky about food. She looks thin, but she is actually plump."
After a pause, she reminded Li Miao: "Be careful on the road. If you run out of money, call me. Don't eat too much to save a few cents."
Li Miao nodded and whispered, "I know!"
Li Lei urged: "Hurry up, the 4:30 train, don't be late."
Li Miao followed Li Lei and left reluctantly.
After sending Li Miao off, Li Lei returned to the store.
This time, there was plenty of time, so Li Xu asked about family matters: "How is it, is Xiaomin used to living at home?"
After Qin Xiaomin and Li Yong got married, they returned to their hometown and prepared to visit their parents three days later.
The old house was small, the conditions were not good, and it had a dry toilet. As a city dweller born and raised, Li Xu was worried that Qin Xiaomin would not be used to it.
Li Lei shook his head: "It looks OK. I was worried that Xiaomin would not be able to get used to living here because she is pregnant and we are newlyweds. So I thought about vacating our new house for them to live in and we would move into the old house. But Xiaomin refused and lived in the old house with our mother and Miaomiao last night. When I went to pick up Miaomiao this afternoon, she looked very happy."
After all, he is an older uncle, so it’s not appropriate to say anything extra to Xiao Min.
When Li Xu heard this, she frowned and said, "I wanted to remind you a long time ago, but I've been busy recently and haven't had time to talk to you!"
While she was sorting the vegetables on the shelf, she said, "You, don't worry about what's going on with Xiaoyong and Xiaomin. You're both married now, so you should take care of your own family first. Xiaoning is also your new wife, and she just gave birth to you. Think about it, don't keep asking Xiaoning to give in. If she does that too many times, won't she feel wronged?"
Li Lei scratched his head in a naive manner: "No, Xiaoning has a good heart and is not a spoiled child."
Li Xu stretched out her hand in anger and patted him on the forehead: "Are you stupid? You don't want to listen, right? Which woman doesn't want her husband to be by her side and think about her all the time? You said you were worried that Xiaomin wouldn't be used to living there, so you wanted to give them the new house. But Xiaoning is used to living in the old house with a child? Xiaoning didn't say anything, but that's because she is sensible. She must be feeling wronged in her heart!"
There happened to be no customers in the store, so Zhang Kun joined in: "That's right, your sister is also a woman, how could what she said be wrong?"
Ji Yuanyuan also nodded: "That's right, uncle, you did something wrong this time!"
Li Lei thought he meant well, but he did not expect to be criticized unanimously by the family of three.
He scratched his head awkwardly: "It's not as serious as you say, right?"
Ji Yuanyuan shook her head: "For us, it's not serious. But for my aunt, it's very serious. For the sake of others, you can sacrifice the interests of my aunt and Xiang Xiang. My aunt will feel that you haven't completely separated from your original family, and you are not ready to build a new family with my aunt.
Moreover, your aunt will feel that in your mind, your grandparents and your second uncle are your family. You are closer to them. In the long run, your relationship with your aunt will be affected."
Li Xu smiled and looked at Ji Yuanyuan: "How can you, a little kid, know so much?"
Ji Yuanyuan was very serious: "As long as you put yourself in their shoes, you will understand the truth. It's not that complicated."
Li Xu and Zhang Kun looked at each other and laughed.
Li Xu is also a woman. If you put yourself in her shoes, she will also be unhappy if Zhang Kun sacrifices her interests for his family.
Moreover, they have experienced this kind of thing before, and Zhang Kun's approach is completely different from Li Lei's.
Li Xu touched Ji Yuanyuan's head and sighed, "You really should learn from your brother-in-law on this point!"
After that, she looked at Zhang Kun and asked in a low voice: "Can you tell me about Zhang Yao's matter?"
Zhang Kun nodded: "Xiao Lei is tight-lipped, go ahead!"
If it was Li Yong standing here today, Zhang Kun probably wouldn't be so straightforward.
Because Li Yong is a talkative person, once he knows the secret, it will definitely not be kept.
Li Xu got Zhang Kun's permission and began to say, "I'm telling you this because I want you to think about it from my perspective. Just keep it to yourself and don't tell anyone else, okay?"
Li Lei was a little curious for a moment when he saw Li Xu's serious expression.
Li Xu patted Ji Yuanyuan on the shoulder and said, "Go out and play with your brothers. Don't run too far. Mom and uncle should have a few words."
Ji Yuanyuan curled her lips, wondering if there was something going on at home that she didn't know, why should they hide it from her?
But she said nothing and went out obediently.
After Ji Yuanyuan left, Li Xu continued, "This happened half a year ago. Your brother-in-law's sister came to my house in the middle of the night with her family. She said she wanted to stay here, in your brother-in-law's house, and wanted her children to go to school here. One is the sister-in-law and the other is the brother-in-law. At that time, Xiaoning and I had similar positions. But do you know what your brother-in-law did?"
Li Lei was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his sister had experienced this before. "Your brother-in-law didn't need me to say anything. He just drove them away and said a lot of unpleasant things."
After a pause, she continued, "If your brother-in-law had willingly given his house to someone else like you did, how do you think I would feel? How would you feel if you knew about it? I know you've been away from home for so many years and feel guilty about your family. You want to treat your family well and make contributions, but..."
(End of this chapter)
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