In the evening, Li Jia had dinner with the three of them at Li Xiaotong's house. Of course, Li Jia insisted on showing off her cooking skills, which fulfilled Li Jia's first small wish.
Just as Li Xiaoqing finished eating and was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen, there was a soft knock on the door. Li Jia went to the door and saw Hai Mingyue, who was holding the college entrance examination review materials she had bought earlier.
Li Feng opened the door and let Hai Mingyue into the house. "You've come." Turning around, Li Feng looked at Li Xiaotong. "Xiaotong, get Teacher Hai a chair."
"Understood, Brother Li." After saying that, Li Xiaotong got up and went to the bedroom to bring out a chair, then placed it in front of the cleaned table. "Teacher Hai, please sit down."
Hai Mingyue smiled and nodded. "You've made great progress lately, so I've decided to give you a little more practice. Here are some practice materials your older brother bought for you. Try to set aside some time to work on them." After saying that, Hai Mingyue placed the practice materials in front of Li Xiaotong.
"Brother Li?" Li Xiaotong glanced at the study materials in front of him, then turned to look at Li Jia's back as she went to help in the kitchen, and murmured to herself.
“Yes, your sworn brother is very good to you, hehe. Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s go to your room for tutoring. It’s not very convenient at this table. I’m afraid you won’t be able to concentrate on studying. So, let’s go to your room!” Hai Mingyue said, picking up the exercise materials and pulling Li Xiaotong into the bedroom.
Li Jia had just come out of the kitchen when she overheard Hai Mingyue's words. She immediately realized that the house didn't even have a study desk. She had been thinking about how to let them study properly, but she had neglected to provide them with a good learning environment. Suddenly, an idea struck Li Jia: "I've got it!"
Having made up her mind, Li Jia pulled Li Xiaoqing out of the kitchen and started chatting with her, "Isn't it really inconvenient for the three of you to study on the bed? Have you thought about buying a new study desk?"
"I have thought about it, but a regular study desk costs several hundred yuan, so I haven't bought one yet. Brother Li, you know our situation. Unless it's something special or absolutely necessary, we choose not to buy it if we can avoid it. Besides, there's no problem studying in bed." Li Xiaoqing explained slowly as she looked at Li Jia with a questioning expression.
“Yes, you’re right. But Xiaotong is having tutoring every day, and without a good environment, it definitely won’t be effective. So, Brother Li, I’m thinking of renting two sets of study desks so that Xiaoyan and Xiaotong can better prepare for the upcoming final exams and college entrance exams.” Li Jia had her own plan in mind. Since giving them away wouldn’t work, she would rent them.
"Rent? How do you rent it?" Li Xiaoqing had obviously wanted to buy a set of study desks for her younger brother and sister-in-law for a long time, but due to the current situation, she had resisted the urge to buy them. Now that Li Feng said they could rent them, she could consider it if the rent was cheap. She could just rent them for a month and then not have to rent them anymore when Xiaotong took the college entrance examination.
"I'll go look for it. Don't worry, Brother Li will definitely find a cheap shop. Leave this to me. Just wait for good news. Remember, don't tell Xiaotong and the other girl yet. Give them a surprise." Li Jia patted his chest and took on the task.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Brother Li." Li Xiaoqing smiled happily.
"By the way, Xiaoyan doesn't seem to want to come out even when he's at home. I've been coming here so often lately, and every time I see him, he goes back to his room right after eating. When did he start acting like this?" Li Jia looked at Li Yan's door and turned to ask Li Xiaoqing.
"Yeah, it's been a long time. He's always been like this, not very willing to communicate with people. But luckily, he excels in all aspects of his studies, so he hasn't encountered any setbacks. That might be the main reason why he's like this." Li Xiaoqing was somewhat helpless when she mentioned Li Yan. Although Li Yan was very well-behaved at home and listened to Li Xiaoqing, she had put a lot of effort into changing his personality, but the result was still the same.
After listening to Li Xiaoqing's words, Li Jia gained a deeper understanding of Li Yan and began to consider how to change him.
Time flew by during the chat, and before they knew it, Hai Mingyue had finished her tutoring session for the day. The two hours felt like they had passed in the blink of an eye. Hai Mingyue came out of the room at exactly nine o'clock in the evening.
Today, Hai Mingyue didn't drive, so Li Jia naturally became her protector and drove her home. It was still a journey of about forty-five minutes, accompanied by soft music, and they spent the time in silence.
On the way home, Li Jia lit a cigarette and slowly thought about the various events that had happened recently. Some recent events made Li Jia feel that after this period of brewing, they would probably slowly erupt in the coming days.
Li Jia was absolutely right. The people he had taught a lesson to some time ago had all recovered and were ready to take revenge. Whether it was Tiger, who hadn't shown his face yet, or Ah Huo, who was rumored to have been beaten into a stutter by Li Jia, or the champion of unarmed free fighting, plus Huang Likai, a psychopath with a supposedly powerful background, these guys had all been behaving themselves and hadn't made any moves recently. But behind the scenes, they had been brewing an opportunity for revenge, and that opportunity would probably be in the next couple of days.
These thoughts suddenly popped into Li Jia's mind. Perhaps it was because she had been so quiet lately. Shaking her head, Li Jia asked herself, "Why am I thinking about these things? When did I become so timid?"
It wasn't that Li Jia was cowardly, but rather that the presence of his family made him constantly think about their safety. When a person has a goal, they will naturally make every effort to achieve it. Li Jia undoubtedly wanted to keep all possible dangers away from his family, which is why he had that thought.
The next morning, Li Jia called Jiang Ling and An Ran to arrange a meeting at the Yesterday Once More Cafe in Jinghua District, B City, at 3 p.m.
When Li Jia picked up Jiang Ling and arrived at the coffee shop on time, An Ran had already been waiting there for a while. Jiang Ling and Li Jia walked into the coffee shop and came to An Ran's seat. "An Ran, this is my female companion. Jiang Ling, this is An Ran, my classmate from the cooking class."
"It's Senior Sister!" An Ran stood up and emphasized, then smiled and extended her hand to Jiang Ling, "Hello!"
"Hello!" Jiang Ling'er smiled and extended her hand.
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