Chapter 1324 I Want to Change My Mother (18)
He Chaonian bent down and picked up Youyou, then nodded to Li Shichu and said, "Then shall I take her away?" There was still fatigue on his face.
Li Shichu said, "Okay, did you hear what Youyou said just now? She shouldn't be thinking about that kind of problem at her age. You should pay more attention to her, not just her life, but also her psychology."
"I understand." He Chaonian rubbed the little fat girl's head with a gentle look in his eyes and said to Li Shichu, "Thank you for your reminder."
Then he carried the little fat girl away.
After Chu Yan came back, the little fat girl had someone to take care of her, so Li Shichu resumed her previous leisurely life of looking after the store. In fact, He Chaonian and He Chaoyan had mentioned more than once that they wanted to provide funding for her fruit shop so that she could open a chain store, but Li Shichu refused because she could not guarantee the quality of the fruits in all the stores. She had no shortage of all kinds of fruits in her space, but how to seamlessly deliver the fruits from the space and then deliver them to each store was the most troublesome part.
Like a wild goose passing by, it leaves no trace. But once a thing is done, no matter how careful it is, as long as it is done too much, there will always be a day when the secret is leaked. Li Shichu does not want to get himself into endless trouble because of money issues.
Moreover, she is not short of money at all now. After she made some money from selling fruits, she went in and out of the stock market several times, seized the opportunity to make some big profits, and bought some funds and long-term stocks of large companies. Gradually, her wealth increased several times.
However, this high-return and high-risk way of making money is not a long-term solution, so Li Shichu bought several buildings for rent, and also bought a number of houses and shops for rent. Now the housing prices are cheap and have not risen sharply. Li Shichu took the opportunity to buy a lot and wait for them to appreciate in value in the future.
It can be said that she is now a small wealthy woman. As long as nothing unexpected happens, she has enough money to last a lifetime, so there is no need for her to open a chain of fruit stores. Now this fruit store is just opened for entertainment so that she doesn't look like a vagrant.
He Chaoyan was discharged from the hospital a month later and returned to the community where Li Shichu lived to continue recuperating for a while. She wanted to continue working, but her family members all opposed it, so she had to stay at home and often called Li Shichu to accompany her.
Of course Li Shichu did not agree to her request, because Chu Yan was eager to pursue his wife and often went in and out of her house. From time to time, the couple would have a quarrel. How could Li Shichu, an outsider, have the nerve to disturb them so often?
Since He Chaoyan was discharged from the hospital, He Chaonian's spirits have visibly improved, and his previous fatigue has been swept away.
"Why did you invite me to your family's banquet? I'm not in the same circle as you guys." Li Shichu picked up the invitation that He Chaonian sent her and asked him in confusion.
He Chaoyan coughed and said, "My parents know that He Chaoyan was taken to the hospital for revenge some time ago, and they also know that you saved her, so they want to invite you, their benefactor, to their home to express their gratitude to you in person."
"You didn't tell your parents about He Chaoyan's injury before?" Li Shichu was very surprised.
"No, they are old, they won't be able to bear it if they know." He Chaonian nodded, "Hide it from them, and wait until He Chaoyan recovers before telling them, so that they won't be too shocked."
Li Shichu did not comment. She did not think it was right to hide such things from an elderly person, but since it was someone else's family affair, she would not interfere.
"There's no need to thank me, right? Didn't you and your brother-in-law give me a lot of expensive gifts? That's enough to repay my favor." Li Shichu didn't really want to attend the He family's banquet. If someone like her, whose status was so different from that of the He family, suddenly appeared at someone else's banquet, it would only be asking for trouble.
He Chaonian looked carefully at the expression on Li Shichu's face and asked, "Are you worried that you won't be able to adapt to the banquet at my house?"
"No, I just don't want to appear in such social occasions. I don't have any ambitions. I just want to stay quietly in a place I am familiar with." Li Shichu said gloomily, "Just think of me as having social phobia."
He Chaonian heard her words and said guiltily, "I am sorry for not considering it carefully and putting you in a difficult position. Since you don't want to attend this kind of event, I will ask my parents to find another time to meet you. Don't worry, we will find a place where you will feel comfortable before that."
"Okay then." Li Shichu thought about it for a while and agreed. After all, it seemed impolite to always reject the invitation of the elderly? And He Chaonian also gave in.
Li Shichu was half lying on a bamboo chair in her fruit shop, holding the invitation he sent her in her hand. Her fair and transparent face looked amazingly beautiful against the backdrop of the colorful fruits behind her.
He Chaonian looked at her who looked like the heroine in an antique oil painting, and his eyes couldn't help but darken. He walked over with light steps.
Li Shichu felt that the shadow he cast as he approached had half covered him, so he frowned slightly and looked at him in confusion: "Do you have anything else to say?"
When He Chaonian saw her clear and watery eyes, his heart began to beat wildly. He leaned on the back of the bamboo chair, almost hugging Li Shichu in his arms.
Li Shichu couldn't help but tilt his head back and said, "You're too close."
"Because I want to be closer to you." He Chaonian looked at her helplessly and said, "Why are you so slow?"
Li Shichu asked in confusion: "What's wrong with me?"
When He Chaonian heard her words, he immediately chuckled. The low and magnetic voice sounded in his chest, inexplicably making Li Shichu's ears hot and his heart beat wildly involuntarily.
"You can't see that I like you, aren't you slow?" He Chao said this casually, but Li Shichu was so shocked that his eyes widened.
"You like me? When? I didn't feel it at all." Li Shichu was very surprised. He stared at He Chaonian's face. He really couldn't figure out how he showed any signs of liking him during this period of time.
Seeing that Li Shichu was really shocked, He Chaonian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stretched out a hand and pinched Li Shichu's face, saying, "It seems that I was too reserved and didn't let you notice. It's my fault."
Li Shichu quickly grabbed his hand and pulled it off, still asking him with some confusion: "Do you really like me? You didn't think I was a good wife and mother suitable to be with you just because I took care of your sister and niece for a while? Or did you give yourself to me out of gratitude because I saved your sister?"
He Chaonian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Of course not. I like you purely because I like you. How could it be because you are suitable or because I am grateful for you saving my sister? Can't I just like you simply because I like you?"
"I still find it a little unbelievable." Li Shichu said embarrassedly.
(End of this chapter)
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