Chapter 184 The Third Sister's Troubles
Taotao ran wildly towards home.
From a distance, she saw several people standing at the gate of her yard.
It was just because it was dark and the street lights were not very bright, so I couldn't see who it was.
A closer look -
Aren’t they Lili, Mingchan, Mingyong and Mingcheng?
"Third sister!" Taotao rushed over.
Lili came over and asked with a smile: "When did you come back? Did you... go out for a walk?"
"Yeah!" Tao Tao replied, "I just got home today. I ate too much for dinner so I went out for a walk."
The children immediately greeted Taotao.
"Hello, Fourth Auntie! Where are Brother Feifei and Brother Momo?"
"Hello, Fourth Auntie!"
"Hello, Fourth Auntie!"
"Well! Hello!" Taotao also greeted the children.
She looked at the three children.
Ming Cheng and Ming Yong were already teenagers of fifteen or sixteen years old, tall and thin. Mingyong looks very much like Howard, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks very energetic. Ming Cheng is also a handsome young man, but his expression is serious and his lips are tightly pursed.
Taotao smiled and touched Xiao Mingchan's head, and replied softly: "Fei Fei and Mo Mo are in the back, your uncle will bring them back soon... Come on, let's go into the house first..."
"By the way, Mingchan, have you had dinner? Your uncle made bone soup last night, and there was too much for us to finish. We were so afraid it would be wasted. Do you want me to cook some noodles for you?" Taotao asked casually.
In fact, Song Zhi had specially reserved that pot of lotus root and pork ribs soup, intending to use it to cook noodle soup tomorrow morning.
But thinking that things might not be going well at her third sister's home recently, Taotao asked this deliberately.
I’m afraid the children haven’t had a chance to eat yet.
Sure enough, Mingchan nodded hesitantly, "Okay... Thank you, Fourth Aunt!"
Taotao glanced at Sister Li Zi.
Lili's eyes turned slightly red and she lowered her head.
Taotao opened the courtyard gate, turned on the light, led everyone into the living room, then turned on the TV, asked Lili and the children to go in and sit down to watch TV, then turned around and went to the kitchen, picked up the tin pot that Song Zhipai had soaked in cold water, and opened the lid of the energy-saving coal stove, preparing to cook the soup.
Song Zhi came back with Feifei and Momo.
Taotao heard Mingyong and the others greet Song Zhi again.
Soon, Song Zhi entered the kitchen.
"I'll take care of it. Go talk to Third Sister." Song Zhi saw Taotao taking out the bag of noodles and asked, "Have they eaten yet?"
Tao Tao nodded, "Cook more noodles. Children aged fifteen or sixteen eat more than you do... and lay an egg for each of them!"
"knew."
Tao Tao was about to leave the kitchen, but after thinking for a while, she told Song Zhi, "Cook the noodles later and clean up the guest room. Let them rest in our house today."
Song Zhi agreed.
Taotao hurried to the living room.
Mingchan and Feifei are of the same age, and they played together. Momo also joined them, and the three of them were chattering a lot.
Lili watched TV in silence with Mingyong and Mingcheng.
The news broadcast was being replayed on TV, and Howard didn't know what meeting he was presiding over.
Tao Tao asked, "Mingyong, have your college entrance examination results come out?"
Ming Yong subconsciously glanced at Ming Cheng and replied, "Aunt Four, the college entrance examination results are out, and I have received the admission letter from the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics."
"Good job!" Taotao praised.
Huo Mingyong has been a child with strong hands-on ability since he was young. After going to school, he has always been very good at one subject. He likes science and his dream is to become a scientist like Song Zhi.
And his goal has always been clear: to be admitted to China Aerospace University and study aerospace engines.
Because his performance was so poor in certain subjects, when Taotao was still in Kyoto at the beginning of the year, she heard Lili sighing, fearing that the child would not pass the exam.
Now, Huo Mingyong has achieved his goal, and Taotao is happy for him.
Then Tao Tao pretended to know nothing and asked Ming Cheng calmly, "Ming Cheng, what about you?"
——Mingcheng and Mingyong are from the same class and are also taking the college entrance examination this year.
Ming Cheng's situation is somewhat different.
This child is sensitive and suspicious.
When he and Mingyong were taken care of by Old Lady Huo, his parents were both alive but not around, and Mingyong's parents were divorced. The two cousins shared the same suffering and had a good relationship.
Later, Howard and Lili got married, Mingyong had a new mother, and Mingcheng started to feel unhappy.
Sometimes he was jealous that Mingyong had a mother and was better than him; sometimes he felt that Mingyong had a stepmother and was not as good as him; sometimes he thought that although he had biological parents, his biological parents didn't want him, so he was not as good as Mingyong!
Fortunately, Lili has a gentle personality and treats the two children as her own; Mingyong is also a broad-minded person and doesn't care about anything with him... Slowly, Mingcheng accepted Lili again.
At this moment, Huo Mingcheng heard Taotao's question, but did not answer. He pursed his lips into a straight line and lowered his head.
Taotao looked at Lili.
Lili looked at Taotao with a pleading look in her eyes that said, "Don't talk about this now."
Taotao sighed, turned to talk to Lili about what happened in Nandu this time - the reconciliation between Song Xi, Song Zhi and Song Sui, father and sons, Xingxing's pregnancy, etc.
When Lili heard this, she was very happy and her eyes lit up. "Oh, this is such a great joy!"
Taotao also smiled with her lips pursed.
Song Zhi brought over four bowls of noodle soup on a tray, two bowls with more noodles and less soup, and two bowls with less noodles and more soup.
Several children said to Song Zhi, "Thank you, uncle"...
Mingyong directly gave Lili the bowl with more noodles and less soup. Lili shook her head, "This is too much for me to finish. Mingchan and I will just have the small bowls."
Mingyong then kept the two bowls with more noodles and less soup, and placed the other two bowls in front of his mother and sister.
Lili smiled and said to Song Zhi: "I heard that your family's problems have finally been resolved."
Song Zhi also smiled and said, "Yes, there were many misunderstandings before, but now they are all cleared up."
Lili asked Song Zhi a few more questions about his life abroad. Everyone chatted and laughed, and Lili and the children finished their noodle soup.
Taotao naturally arranged for Feifei to take Momo to take a bath, and Song Zhi took the opportunity to clean up the two guest rooms.
Mingyong and Mingcheng were already teenagers of sixteen or seventeen years old, about 1.7 meters tall. Song Zhi took out two sets of his brand new undershirts, vests and panties and gave them to them; Taotao also took out two nightgowns of her own and gave them to Lili and Mingchan...
Mingyong and Mingcheng took turns taking a shower in the bathroom on the first floor, so Taotao took Lili and Mingchan to the bathroom on the second floor to take a shower.
Taotao originally wanted to ask her third sister some questions while the two older children were away, but seeing that her third sister didn't seem to want to talk, she didn't force her. She smiled and waited until the mother and daughter finished taking a bath and changed their clothes, then led them downstairs to the guest room.
Song Zhi had already settled Ming Yong and Ming Cheng, and took Fei Fei and Mo Mo upstairs to sleep...
Taotao also led her third sister and Mingchan to another guest room, and then winked at her third sister.
Lili understood and nodded slightly.
Taotao turned around and went upstairs.
There are only two rooms on the second floor, one large and one small. The big one is Taotao and Song Zhi’s bedroom, and the small one is Feifei and Momo’s bedroom.
At this moment, Song Zhi was taking care of the children to sleep.
Taotao washed a rag, went to the second floor rooftop, turned on the lights in the flower viewing pavilion, put down the curtains, wiped the tables and chairs, lit a plate of mosquito coils, and finally brought over a kettle and her health tea box and teacup...
After a rough cleaning, Taotao ran to put down the rag, washed her hands, and came back to make two cups of red date and longan tea. Then she asked Song Zhi to go back to his room to sleep first, and she moved to the second floor and sat at the stairs waiting.
After a while, Lili came up from downstairs.
Tao Tao also stood up and asked in a low voice: "Is Mingchan asleep?"
Lili nodded, walked to Taotao, and asked softly, "Where are your Song Zhi and Feifei Momo?"
"They are asleep too... Come, let's go over here and chat." Taotao closed the iron door of the corridor and brought Lili to the rooftop.
Lili saw a pavilion made of a wooden frame in the corner of the rooftop, with lights on and tents hanging on all sides. There were wooden tables and chairs in the tent. On the table were tea sets and two fans, and under the table was a plate of lit mosquito coils.
"This must be the house where gods live," Lili praised.
Tao Tao disagreed, "Well, it's just a flower stand, it looks good but is not useful! It's too sunny during the day and there are many mosquitoes at night... But it's nice to sit here occasionally and enjoy the cool breeze."
The two sisters went into the tent one after another.
Taotao carefully checked the corner of the tent, fearing that a mosquito might follow her in.
After confirming again and again that there were no mosquitoes, she felt relieved. She sat on the chair and pursed towards Lili, "Third sister, this is red date and longan juice!" Then she took a half-worn goose feather fan and fanned herself to cool down.
Lili opened the lid of the ceramic cup and took a look. Seeing that the boiling water had not yet turned into the color of red dates and longans, and the water temperature was very hot, she put the lid back on and asked Taotao, "You met mom in Nandu and went back to your hometown in Songshi... Did you hear from your sister-in-law about my situation?"
"I heard that your sister-in-law is causing trouble!" Taotao said.
Lili's eyes turned red.
Tao Tao said, "If it was in the countryside, and the two brothers hadn't separated yet, the sisters-in-law would fight to the death over a little bit of needles and thread... I can understand that. But Huo Huachu and my brother-in-law are from the city, right? So what is the conflict between them?"
After a pause, Tao Tao continued, "Or is it your mother-in-law who is confused? She is biased towards the eldest wife?"
Lili sighed, "My mother-in-law is biased towards me... The main conflict is still over the child."
"You've helped them raise the child for so long, do they have any opinions?" Taotao asked.
Lili was silent for a long time before she said, "Mingyong got admitted to the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as he wished. This is probably the only good news!"
Tao Tao understood, "So Ming Cheng didn't get into the school he wanted?"
Lili, "He had the required score, but his mother forced him to change his choice."
Taotao frowned.
Lili continued, "Mingcheng's ambition is to study engineering. He has always liked building houses and viaducts since he was a child. Three years ago, Mingchan's father took the children to visit Gezhouba Dam. Since then, Mingcheng has said that he wants to be a bridge engineer in the future. We all think it's a good idea, and everything was going well..."
"In April, Mingcheng's parents came back, and it happened to be Mingcheng's college entrance examination. His mother asked him what he wanted to study, and he wanted to study engineering road and bridge engineering... His mother disagreed and insisted that he apply for liberal arts. Because of this, the child was very angry and had a big fight with his mother. Their relationship reached a freezing point..."
"Mingcheng didn't want to go back to his parents' home. He went back to my place after school every day. His mother came to make a fuss every day, insisting that he go back. The child went back with her, but she insisted that he change his application to liberal arts. Mingcheng couldn't study well there, and his brother Minglun also liked to make trouble for him... In short, there were all kinds of unhappiness!"
"Later, my mother-in-law came forward and talked to Tan Li (Mingcheng's mother) many times, even using her status as a mother-in-law to suppress her; I also spoke well to Tan Li, asking her not to disturb Mingcheng's studies... In the end, we made three rules: Mingcheng would not go back to her place, nor to my place, and would live directly on campus, and she agreed..."
Hearing this, Tao Tao couldn't help but interrupt and said, "So, she thinks that it was you who instigated Ming Cheng to study engineering?"
Lili nodded slowly.
"… After so many setbacks, it was finally the day when Ming Cheng and Ming Yong were going to take the college entrance exam. Hua En took two days off to come back and spend time trying to persuade his brother and sister-in-law. He also stayed by their side because he was afraid that his sister-in-law would do something naughty again. Afterwards, everything was fine…"
At this point, Lili closed her eyes and sighed, "In the end, they had already made a plan! After the scores came out, Mingcheng found out that his choice of major had been changed by his mother! This kid is also very stubborn, and he was so angry that he wanted to jump off the roof! Mingyong ran to hug him, and he dragged him with him... and they both rolled down together!"
Tao Tao gasped, "Is it serious?"
——Although she knew that the two teenagers were fine now, Taotao was still frightened when she heard this thrilling scene!
Lili said: "Mingyong was tied with a rope at the time, and the two of them did fall from the fifth floor together, but they were first blocked by the rope on Mingyong's body, and then they were rushed to be carried back by the people guarding the balcony on the fourth floor..."
Taotao patted her chest, still in shock.
Lili said softly, "The child was rescued later. We were still trying to persuade her, but Tan Li went crazy and rushed over to beat the child. She also asked Ming Cheng if she was going to force her to death... I tried to persuade her a few times, but she hit me a few times! Ming Cheng got so angry that he ran away."
When Taotao heard this, her eyes widened and she clenched her fists.
Lili continued, "At the time, I was afraid something might happen to the child, so I asked Mingyong to take me to look for him. I wanted Mingchan to go with her grandmother, but Mingchan refused. Later, I simply took Mingyong and Mingchan out to look for him together, and we finally found him."
"We stayed on the mountain for one night, taking turns to persuade Ming Cheng. We finally managed to persuade him, but when we got down the mountain the next day, we found out that things had gotten really bad..."
"Tan Li called the police and said that I... kidnapped her son. My mother-in-law was so angry that she had a heart attack and was admitted to the hospital. Hua En was also alerted, so he went to find my parents and got beaten! Later, my mother and sister-in-law came to Kyoto in turn, meaning that I should take the child back to my hometown to stay for a while... I also wanted to go home and relax, but I couldn't!"
Lili said, "Hua En's current situation does not allow for family conflicts, especially with Ming Cheng's personality... adolescents are sensitive by nature. Look at how big a fuss the incident between Hong Dou and Fan Heng was! Besides, college entrance examination choices... is this a small matter?"
"So I didn't dare tell everything to my mother and sister-in-law. I know they both love me. If they knew I had suffered so much, wouldn't they settle the score with Tan Li? But if they really did that, wouldn't they be fulfilling Tan Li's wish and falling into a trap?
Tao Tao, "So what do you and Ming Cheng think?"
Lili hesitated for a moment and said, "Mingcheng wants to repeat his senior year and take the college entrance examination next year, and he still wants to major in engineering. I also agree with his decision..."
Tao Tao asked again, "Why did Tan Li insist that Ming Cheng study liberal arts?"
Lili looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, and looked towards the entrance to the second floor.
"Don't worry, they can't come up," Taotao said, "...I've already closed the staircase door."
Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her voice to say, "The main reason is that Tan Li is not convinced! She thinks that Hua En is a younger brother and he has to follow the old man's path to climb to the position of a regular minister. She thinks that her Huo Huachu is still a brother, and if he hadn't injured his leg, he wouldn't have been marginalized..."
"Plus, Mingyong applied for the Aviation University... Tan Li thought that since Mingyong didn't plan to go into politics and take over Hua En's job, wouldn't it be Mingcheng's turn? So she forced Mingcheng not to apply for engineering, and forced him to apply for liberal arts. Mingcheng disagreed, so she told the school to listen to her..."
Taotao suddenly understood.
She thought of a very important question again, "Third sister, why did you come out today? Does my brother-in-law know that you came to my place?"
Lili's face looked a little ugly. "Huo Huaen came back today and talked to me. He said that he had to consider the harmony of the first wife's family... He asked me to persuade Mingcheng, but I didn't! He has never taken care of the children in these years. He doesn't know Mingcheng's character. If Mingcheng is such a person who compromises so easily, then he wouldn't be named Huo."
After a pause, Lili added, "He doesn't know we're here. In fact, even we don't know when you'll be back."
Tao Tao found it a little unbelievable, "He came back to solve the problem, but you guys ran out?"
Lili replied, "After he finished talking to me, he went to talk to his brother and sister-in-law... I was upset, so I took Mingchan out for a walk. As a result, I met Mingyong and Mingcheng who came to me halfway, saying that Tan Li beat Mingcheng again!"
Lili became angrier and angrier as she spoke. "Mingcheng really wanted to run away from home this time. Mingyong couldn't do anything with him, so he came to find me. As a result, I brought Mingchan with me... They searched for me for a long time before they found me. Then I asked Mingcheng a few questions, and he also said that he would rather die outside. What could I do? I thought that we had already reached the Hulu Cave, so we might as well try our luck here. What if you come back?"
Tao Tao, "Then you can stay here and wait for Howard to pick you up!"
"Bah! I don't want to see him!"
Lili turned her head away and said sullenly, "I really don't understand... Is Mingcheng Tan Li's biological son? How could someone be so cruel to a child? When Mingcheng jumped from the fifth floor, she was there, she saw it... How could she still do this? Isn't she afraid that Mingcheng would really commit suicide?"
Tao Tao, "Maybe she thinks you were the one who instigated Ming Cheng to jump off the building."
Lili was startled, "How is this possible!"
After thinking about it, she felt a little discouraged again, "...You are right, she may indeed think so. After all, when Mingcheng was less than one year old, the couple left, and when they came back, Mingcheng was about to take the college entrance examination..."
“Knock knock knock—”
It was already late at night and everything was quiet and silent.
The sound of someone knocking on the gate was particularly clear.
Taotao winked at Lili and said with a smile: "...someone is here to pick you up!"
"Just say I'm not here!" Lili said angrily.
soon--
Howard's voice rang softly, "Taotao? Song Zhi! Are you home?"
Taotao opened the curtain of the flower viewing pavilion, ran to the handrail of the rooftop, and said condescendingly: "Hey, we are at home! Wait a moment, we will come down to open the door for you!"
"good."
Tao Tao was about to go downstairs when she saw Song Zhi coming out of the house and asked her, "Is the third brother-in-law here?"
Tao Tao nodded, "Go down and open the door for him to come up, and then make some midnight snacks... Close the door to the corridor when you come up, so as not to disturb Ming Cheng and Ming Yong downstairs."
Song Zhi went downstairs and opened the door.
After a while, Howard came up first.
He greeted Taotao, "...Did you just come back today?"
"That's right!" Tao Tao teased, "By the way, brother-in-law, does my mom's beating hurt?"
Howard looked embarrassed and said, "It still... hurts a little." Then he looked at Lili who was sitting in the flower-viewing pavilion.
There was a light on in the tent, and it was dimly visible. A beautiful woman was sitting in the tent, fanning herself slowly with a feather fan.
For a moment, Howard was stunned.
Taotao coughed twice, and Howard came back to his senses, a little embarrassed, "I, I...your sister has told you about our family's affairs, right?"
Tao Tao, "Brother-in-law, as an outsider, I can only say one thing - my sister never asked you to worry about her family's affairs, right? So can you handle your family's affairs by yourself? Don't bother my sister, okay?"
Howard smiled bitterly.
Song Zhi came up holding a large enamel bowl.
Tao Tao asked Song Zhi, "What are you holding?"
Song Zhi, "Instant noodles."
Taotao ran over to help him lift the tent and asked him to put the large enamel bowl of instant noodles on the table.
Lili said to Song Zhi with guilt: "Song Zhi, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's all right."
Tao Tao stood aside and asked Howard, "Do you still want me to treat you or what?"
Howard came over cautiously, lowered his head and got into the tent, subconsciously wanting to sit next to Lili.
Lili was angry and hit him with her feather fan. Then she pointed to the side and said unhappily, "Sit there!"
Howard had no choice but to sit awkwardly in the place she designated.
"Song Zhi made instant noodles for you, don't you know how to say thank you?" Lili glared at him.
Howard immediately turned to Song Zhi and said, "Song Zhi, thank you! Thank you!" He had already smelled the aroma of instant noodles, and then he realized that he had been hungry all day, and couldn't help swallowing.
Lili asked, "What did you tell Tan Li?"
Howard, "I told her and my brother that Mingcheng was less than one year old when they left, and they had been gone for fifteen years... This time they are coming back to interfere with Mingcheng's first step in life choice, which no one can accept. So my opinion is to agree to Mingcheng's re-enrollment and respect the child's opinion!"
"But what my sister-in-law meant is that Mingcheng's scores are not bad this time, so there is no need for him to repeat the year. If Mingcheng wants to study engineering, he can just choose the major he likes..."
Lili rolled her eyes at Howard, "Mingcheng wants to go to the University of Science and Technology, but Tan Li wants him to go to Renmin University! Let me ask you, does Renmin University have engineering? And do you know that Tan Li has attacked Mingcheng again!"
Howard was stunned, "She beat the child again?"
Lili's eyes were red. "Mingyong told me that Mingcheng had several wounds on his back, and some of the skin was broken... How could she be so cruel! Mingcheng had been with me for seven or eight years, and I never had the heart to hit him. He was a little stubborn, but he was also a good and obedient child. He got along well with me, Mingyong, and Mingchan, and mom liked him too... How come he was raised by a stepmother when he came to his biological mother? If that was the case, why didn't she take Mingcheng away?"
Howard, "They didn't go out to enjoy themselves, they went to get medical treatment..."
Lili, "What about Minglun? Did they pick it up?"
Howard, "No, then, then don't they want the child?"
"So they can support Minglun but not Mingcheng? Howard, do you know how Minglun bullied Mingcheng? Do you know how Tan Li favors Minglun? You know nothing, so what qualifications do you have to be a referee?" Lili became angrier and angrier as she spoke.
Howard was silent for a long time and sighed, "I'm sorry, I... am really too busy."
Song Zhi broke the stalemate at the right time, "The instant noodles are ready, Hua En, you eat first!"
Howard looked at Lili.
Lili turned her head away.
Howard said "thank you" to Song Zhi again, then opened the lid and started eating the instant noodles.
Song Zhi was afraid that Howard would not be full, so he made two packs of instant noodles.
——At this time, instant noodles are still in short supply. It is expensive and must be supplied with tickets. The two packs of instant noodles that Song Zhi found were stockpiled by Taotao in the first half of the year in order to deal with emergencies. In the morning, Song Zhi looked at the date printed on the instant noodles bag and found that it would expire in two months?
So I soaked two bags at a time.
Howard had a big appetite, and he hadn't eaten all day, so he was very hungry and just started eating as soon as he picked up the chopsticks. In fact, this kind of instant noodles has a strong taste of MSG, and since they are soaked in boiling water, the noodles are difficult to soak.
But Howard was so hungry that he didn't care about the heat nor the taste of the instant noodles. He finished the big bowl of noodles with the soup in just a few mouthfuls.
After filling his stomach with hot food, he finally felt a little more refreshed.
Howard looked at Lili and said, "Can you tell me more about Ming Cheng?"
Lili stared at Howard with red eyes and said angrily: "...it's enough for you to have a job, why do you care about us!"
Howard whispered again, "I'm sorry."
Once he gets busy, it is normal for him to be away from home for a month or two. Lili had long been accustomed to his system in her life and had always tried to regulate her emotions, so she didn't expect anything when he was away. But if he came back, she still hoped that he could help solve the problem.
But every time he comes to help Tan Li solve problems?
I'm very angry!
Lili was getting more and more angry, and said angrily: "You usually don't come home, and we understand you. I have handled the family affairs well and never let you worry...but when Tan Li made a fuss, you are here to make things worse..."
Howard said good-temperedly: "But she is Mingcheng's biological mother after all, Mingcheng needs to have a superficial attitude at least... As for whether she is right or not, and whether Mingcheng is willing or not, that is another matter."
"But Mingcheng respects you very much! Tan Li used you to pressure Mingcheng, what did you let Mingcheng do? Mingcheng was so angry that day that he wanted to jump off the building, and he almost took Mingyong with him, and you just don't care?" Lili became more and more angry as she spoke, and tears condensed into beads burst out of her eyes, "You don't feel bad if the child didn't come out of your belly, right?"
Howard, "It was my sister-in-law who said..."
"She said I instigated her, and you believed it?"
Howard, "No, no, no, of course I don't believe it... Don't I understand who you are? Mainly because my sister-in-law said that Ming Cheng was just trying to scare people, I..."
Lili was so angry that she slammed her hands on the wooden table, stood up, and looked down at him, "Huo Huaen! Do you have to wait until something happens to the children before blaming me? It wasn't just me and Tan Li who were there, your mother was there too! There were also several leaders, teachers, and students in the school! You believe everything Tan Li says? Why don't you ask others?"
"Do you have to let the child die before you believe it is true?"
Howard's face gradually turned pale, "Ming Cheng he..."
"He's not kidding!" Lili said angrily, "Huo Huaen, I have been enduring all this time! I tell you I can't stand it anymore! I want to divorce you! After the divorce, don't bother me with your family's mess anymore! I will take my Mingchan away, and if Mingyong is willing to follow me, I agree! You, you can go with your eldest brother and his wife!"
Taotao held back her laughter.
——My third sister is so kind that she even said the word "divorce". She even wants to take away the son born to Howard's ex-wife?
Howard naturally realized it, and said with a smile: "Lili, how about this, let's do the divorce property division first...all the property and children will be yours, and you will be mine?"
Lili was stunned.
Taotao burst into laughter, and Song Zhi also smiled.
Lili blushed.
Howard sincerely apologized to Lili, "Lili, I'm so sorry, it's my attitude that's wrong. I always think that a big family should value harmony. Mingcheng has always been with us. Although his parents are of a higher generation, they only came back recently... So it seems that they should be integrated into us. And this is our home ground, we should be tolerant of them..."
"But I overlooked the most important thing, which is... maybe they didn't consider themselves as away teams at all, but thought they were home teams..."
His attitude was sincere and his tone was gentle, and Lili's emotions gradually calmed down.
Tao Tao asked: "Brother-in-law, what are you going to do?"
Howard said, "To be honest, since April, so many things have happened at home, but I have only been back three or four times. I will have a good talk with Mingcheng tomorrow. I want to listen carefully to Mingcheng's thoughts."
Lili said unhappily: "Mingcheng didn't go home tonight. I don't know what kind of trouble Tan Li will make tomorrow. Maybe she will come to Taotao..."
"Let her come!" Tao Tao raised her chin and said, "As long as she dares to come, I will teach her a lesson!"
Then Tao Tao asked, "By the way, Third Sister, where is Tan Li from? Which unit do her parents work for?"
Lili was stunned.
After a long while, Lili finally felt that the door to a new world had been opened wide. She belatedly said, "Yes, Taotao, why didn't I think of this? Why is it that she is the only one who keeps making trouble, while we have to stop? We can also make trouble..."
Howard immediately said, "Lili, we have to pay attention to the impact."
Lili rolled her eyes at him and said hatefully, "Go tell that to your dear sister-in-law! No need to tell me! I have always been a person who will offend others if they don't offend me. If she pushes me into a corner, I will offend her too!"
Howard looked at Tao Tao and said with a wry smile: "Your third sister has found an organization!"
"My third sister is awesome!" Taotao gave a thumbs up to Sister Li Zi, "... Third sister, let's do this!"
Now that we have already discussed it, let's wait until Howard talks to Ming Cheng after dawn.
Song Zhi went to find a new set of sweatshirts and underwear, and also took a new towel and handed it to Howard, "I'm sorry to bother you, the bed in the guest room is not big, only 1.5 meters... If your family of three can't sleep on it, then you can sleep on the sofa in the living room! It's okay to sleep on the sofa in this weather."
"Thanks!" Howard said.
Tao Tao thought about it and said to Howard, "Brother-in-law, let's put it this way - maybe Tan Li will really come to my house to cause trouble tomorrow! In order for you to see Tan Li's true face, I hope... if she really comes, don't be stupid and just go out, hide aside and observe carefully!"
"I promise that my sister and I will never deliberately guide Tan Li's emotions, but I ask you to step out of your role as the head of the family and be a bystander, listen to what Tan Li says, and then listen to what Ming Cheng says, okay?" Tao Tao said.
Taotao's words made sense, and Howard had no reason to disagree, so he nodded seriously.
It's already early morning.
Taotao was tired and sleepy, so she immediately gave her third sister a few instructions and let her and her husband go to the guest room downstairs to rest.
Seeing that Taotao was extremely tired, Song Zhi quickly went to get some hot water and let her soak her feet comfortably.
Then he hugged the big white peach and fell asleep together.
The next morning at around seven o'clock, Taotao hadn't woken up yet when someone came and smashed the gate of the courtyard.
"Bai Lili! Bai Lili, get out here!"
"Bai Lili, where did you take my son?"
"Bai Lili! Just because you can't give birth to a son yourself, do you want to kidnap someone else's son?"
"Ming Cheng! My dear son...where are you!"
"My son was hidden by Bai Lili. I can't live without him!"
Taotao immediately got up from the bed and rubbed her eyes, "Song Zhi, it should be Tan Li who is here... This woman is quite capable. She knew so quickly that my third sister and Mingcheng were coming to our house..."
Song Zhi got up quickly and said, "Hurry up and wash up first. I'll go downstairs and make you something to eat. This way you will have energy when we have a fight." As he said that, he put on his clothes in a hurry and went downstairs like the wind.
Taotao laughed out loud.
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