Chapter 186 Old Friend
Taotao and Song Zhi lent their own courtyard to Lili's family.
Not only that, they also helped run errands. Tao Tao went to pick up Mrs. Huo, and Song Zhi went to pick up Huo Huachu and Minglun and his son...
The Huo family all gathered at Taotao's house and held a family meeting.
Taotao and Song Zhi cooked for them, took care of the little ones, and of course listened quietly.
In front of everyone, Tan Li looked pitiful again. It was completely different from how she came in the morning, banging on the door and swearing.
But this time, Howard's attitude has obviously changed.
He made a very strong decision:
Huo Huachu was transferred to Rongquan Hotel and took up a sinecure position. It was a state-owned hotel, very close to the sanatorium for retired senior officials. Tan Li works as a temporary worker in Rongquan Hotel.
Huo Mingcheng is willing to repeat his senior year and take the college entrance examination next year, so we should respect the child’s opinion! In the following days, Huo Huachu and his wife usually worked and lived in the suburbs of Beijing; Huo Mingcheng and Huo Minglun had to go to school, so they lived with old lady Huo.
There was silence when Howard announced his decision.
Tan Li still wanted to rescue him, "...Bai Taotao is right. Over the years, I have indeed not fulfilled my motherly duties and taken care of Ming Cheng for a single day. So, I want to stay in Kyoto and take good care of Ming Cheng."
——Rongquan Hotel is built in the suburbs of Beijing, and there is no human habitation within a ten-mile radius.
Of course, she knew very well that Howard made such arrangements because he was annoyed with the first wife and wanted to throw her into the wilderness.
Why did she stay in the suburbs with Huo Huachu?
If it wasn't because Huo Huachu's leg was broken and he had to go abroad for treatment... wouldn't it be Howard's turn?
Besides, going to Rongquan Hotel in the suburbs of Beijing to work as a temporary worker? How could it compare to living in a villa with Old Madam Huo, with a nanny taking care of everything!
While Tan Li was making her wishful thinking here, Huo Huachu also had something to say over there.
"Mom, Hua En, I also have something I must say," Huo Huachu looked at his mother, then at his brother, and said seriously, "...I want to divorce Tan Li."
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Tan Li's eyes widened even more, and she looked at her husband in disbelief, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
After a moment of silence, she screamed, "Huo Huachu, do you have someone outside?"
Huo Huachu didn't want to look at Tan Li at all. "This is not the first time I have mentioned divorce to you. We had already separated when we were in Russia, but we were not in China at that time, so it was not convenient to divorce. As for the reason for divorce, just regard it as a breakdown in the relationship between husband and wife."
Then, Huo Huachu added, "I am upright and have nothing to fear from my own shadow. I have nothing to do with anyone else outside. I just can't live with you anymore..."
Tan Li was so angry that she screamed, "Didn't I listen to you and return home? Then why are you asking for a divorce for no reason?"
Huo Huachu said calmly: "I don't have the same ambition as you. I am just an ordinary person now... The job Hua En arranged for me is very good, and I will work hard in the future. I am very pleased that Mingcheng has his own pursuits. After all, when I was his age, I didn't have much to pursue. So I am happy for Mingcheng and support him!"
"Just like you've been scolding me for being useless, I'm content with the status quo and I'm not the type of person who can rise to prominence. I can't let you become a minister's wife like my sister-in-law... But I also can't bear to see you change Mingcheng's wishes and force him to study liberal arts..."
Tan Li couldn't help but interrupt him, "I'm doing this for Mingcheng's own good! He's still young, how can he understand the consequences of studying liberal arts or engineering? If he really studies engineering, he'll be squatting in the wilderness every day repairing bridges and roads! It's definitely not as good as sitting in an office and taking it easy..."
Huo Mingcheng was angry, "So you haven't given up yet?"
Tan Li, "Son! I'm doing this for your own good!"
Huo Mingcheng said angrily, "All day long you complain that my father didn't become a high-ranking official, or that I don't want to be an official... So it's our fault that we can't let you become an official's wife? Why can't you become a high-ranking official on your own? My grandmother was already a vice-state-level official before she retired, why can't you learn from her?"
Tan Li was stunned.
She subconsciously looked at Bai Lili, and then questioned Ming Cheng, "Did she teach you to talk to your mother and elders like this?"
Huo Mingcheng continued, "What happened to my second aunt? She was a rural girl before she was 20 years old! She worked her way up from a temporary worker to a regular worker. After she married my second uncle, she followed her husband to Beijing... She was transferred to the civil affairs department at the same level, and then started as an ordinary clerk! Ten years have passed, and she is already a deputy director-level cadre. She has never benefited from my second uncle's help!"
"Even if you were born at the wrong time and couldn't be like grandma, who had to walk on the edge of a knife every minute and every second during the war-torn era, why can't you be like my second aunt, and move forward step by step with your feet on the ground? You should set an example for me, so that I can learn from you! But you are lazy and want to rely on others for everything. How can you have the face to spur others? You even changed my wish..."
"You think I'm an idiot. I don't know what's going on in your mind. I'm telling you, Tan Li, I hate you! If it weren't for you, I could have gone to the school I like a long time ago! You don't like the job my second uncle arranged for you? Then why do you want to control my life? Do you know how much effort I put in to get into the University of Science and Technology? Do you know?"
Huo Mingcheng yelled until his throat was hoarse. He glared at Tan Li hatefully, "So you don't know how much I hate you! Why don't you just die! Why did you come back! Just die!"
Bai Lili shouted sharply, "...Ming Cheng!"
Huo Mingcheng sobbed twice and said in a trembling voice: "Second Aunt, I'm sorry..."
Tan Li stared at Huo Mingcheng blankly, "You... hate me so much?"
Under pressure from Bai Lili, Huo Mingcheng refused to say anything more, but his eyes towards Tan Li were filled with deep, irreconcilable hatred.
Tao Tao couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Since your eldest son was raised by someone else, he's not close to you and doesn't listen to you...don't you have another son? You raised your youngest son, he's close to you and he listens to you! Why don't you train your youngest son well?"
The scene immediately became quiet.
Huo Minglun glared at Taotao.
Taotao looked at Huo Minglun with a smile. Last night, Mingchan complained to Taotao with tears in her eyes, saying that the fat boy Huo Minglun was so annoying that he not only bullied Mingcheng, but also bullied her...
Today, Taotao saw Minglun and learned that this overbearing and unreasonable child is eleven years old this year, two years older than Feifei and Mingchan. He is indeed a real naughty child.
The first thing I did when I arrived at Taotao's house was to go to the kitchen and look around to see if there was anything to eat. Then I went to the living room to scout the terrain, and finally I found a box of candies that Song Zhi brought back from abroad on the coffee table in Taotao's living room...
Minglun opened the packaging very rudely and poured all the candies into his trouser pockets.
Mingchan said he was impolite, so he just pushed the girl!
Ming Cheng likes little sisters the most. When he saw Ming Lun bullying Ming Chan, he went forward and hugged little Ming Chan... Ming Lun was also cunning. Before Ming Cheng could do anything to him, he just hugged little Ming Chan, and Ming Lun started rolling on the ground, saying that Ming Cheng was bullying him.
Tan Li didn't even ask a single question, she just started scolding Ming Cheng, and because Ming Lun couldn't be coaxed, she was so angry that she raised her hand and wanted to hit Ming Cheng...
Finally, frightened by Howard's sharp eyes, she put down her slap awkwardly.
At this moment, Taotao talked about Minglun. Minglun glared back at Taotao unconvinced, his eyes full of provocation.
Taotao smiled and said, "Minglun is a promising kid!"
Tan Li was very proud, "Our Minglun speaks foreign languages well."
——After all, I was born and raised in Russia!
Tao Tao said to Ming Lun in Russian: "You took away all the candies that my family had placed in the living room. Do you want to keep them all for yourself? Aren't you afraid of being killed?"
Ming Lun: ...
Taotao repeated it in English.
Minglun:? ? ?
Taotao said it again in Japanese
Minglun:! ! !
Taotao said it again in French...
Finally, I said it again in Korean...
Everyone's eyes were focused on Ming Lun.
Minglun didn't understand a word and couldn't utter a word for a long time. His fat face turned red.
Taotao nodded seriously and praised, "Not bad, not bad, Sister Huo, your Minglun's foreign language is really good."
Tan Li was extremely embarrassed and glared at Ming Lun with disappointment.
Momo yelled, "Mom! Brother Minglun hasn't spoken a word! Why do you say he's good at foreign languages?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Minglun became more and more angry.
Taotao smiled and patted Momo's head, "So this is called... telling lies with open eyes!"
Momo didn't quite understand.
Feifei grabbed her brother and said, "Momo, you must study hard in the future, otherwise you will be like him and know nothing!"
Momo said innocently, "I can understand what mom said. Mom asked him if he was worried that his teeth would get damaged after eating so many candies. Brother, am I right?"
Feifei nodded.
Taotao smiled and said nothing.
When she was working in the Northwest, there was no water, electricity or entertainment. So the two or three hours after dinner every day are the study time for the mother and her two children.
Feifei is nine years old this year. Under Taotao's guidance, he has finished the fifth-grade textbooks, and his English is also fluent. Momo, who is a little younger, is only five years old, but has already finished the second-grade textbooks. His English level has reached the point where he can listen and speak simple things but cannot yet write.
Tan Li opened her mouth wide and looked at Mo Mo in shock.
——This child looks only four or five years old, how can he understand the foreign language spoken by Bai Taotao? Bai Taotao was even more amazing. Although Tan Li didn't understand foreign languages at all, she could tell that Bai Taotao spoke several foreign languages in one breath!
this……
Tan Li looked at the other children again.
—— Mingyong not only has good academic performance, but he can also play basketball, ski, paint oil paintings, and play the violin. He is also said to be able to speak English and Japanese.
——Ming Cheng and Ming Yong have always been inseparable. Whatever Ming Yong can do, Ming Cheng can do too.
——Mingchan is a girl, and Bailili has higher requirements for her. I heard that Mingchan is studying painting, piano and violin, and in addition to English, she has also learned French and German.
——Tan Li didn’t know the situation of the brothers Feifei and Momo. But considering that Momo can understand English at the age of five, Bai Taotao probably didn't spend a lot of money to train them well.
In comparison, it seemed that only Minglun, who grew up with her in a foreign country, had no hobbies or special skills...
Even if she is asked to discipline Minglun in the future, Minglun will never be able to beat Mingcheng!
Besides, she was annoyed with Minglun. He was not as handsome as Mingcheng, and his academic performance was not as good as Mingcheng... She didn't know anything about studying, so how could she manage him?
Tan Li was deflated.
Tao Tao smiled and said, "My sister had to work, take care of the family, cooperate with my brother-in-law in work, serve the mother-in-law and take care of three children, but she was still able to raise two college students..."
"Mrs. Huo, you are obviously better than my sister! I think it would be easy for you to raise a son with a doctorate, don't you think?"
Tan Li: ...
I'm very angry.
Howard said: "Okay, okay, let's get back to the topic--"
Huo Huachu interrupted his brother, "Hua En, I haven't fully expressed my opinion..."
Old Madam Huo realized something and said in a low voice: "Hua Chu!"
——She vaguely realized that her eldest son might still want to bring up the matter of divorce from Tan Li.
Tan Li also thought of it and lowered her head deeply.
Huo Huachu looked at his mother with a calm gaze, "Mom, I have always known that between Hua En and me, you will always side with me... In fact, Hua En knows it in his heart, but he has never cared about it. I know all this, I accept my fate, and I am grateful."
"But I really...can't get along anymore. I'm almost forty, don't I even have the freedom to...divorce?"
As he said that, he turned to look at Howard, "Hua En, I just want one thing from you - if I get divorced, will it affect your future?"
Howard: ...
He has come this far by relying on his strength and ability. Even he himself remarried after divorce, so as long as his direct relatives have no criminal record, there will be no problem. Besides, his brother is no longer a direct relative.
But--
Howard's eyes showed disapproval.
Howard understood.
He looked at Mrs. Huo again, "Mom, what do you think?"
Mrs. Huo, "...Even if your feelings for her have changed, she was always by your side when you were in the most difficult time, and she even gave birth to two children for you. Son, I know that if I try to reconcile, you will definitely blame me in your heart...blame me for agreeing to Hua En's request in the past, but not agreeing to your request now."
"Then again, in life, only you know how hot or cold it is! Whether you want to divorce or not, I support you! But I also want to advise you, you have to think it through... Marriage is not a trivial matter. If you really divorce, your future life may be even more difficult! And, is she really... completely unbearable to you, or even, when you think back to the past, there is no happiness worth remembering?"
Old Mrs. Huo asked in a low voice.
Huo Huachu shook his head slowly.
Tan Li's face suddenly turned pale.
"No! No," Tan Li said anxiously, "...Huo Huachu, why are you so cruel?"
Huo Huachu whispered, "I won't say anything else. When we were in Russia, how many times did you cook?"
Tan Li: ...
Huo Huachu, "You have never had a fever. For so many years, I have been the one cooking. I went abroad to treat my illness and my injured leg, and you insisted on going with me. You said it was to take care of me. But I cooked for you for fifteen years with an injured leg, and you still think I am incompetent and have no money to let you wear a beautiful dress and go to a high-end restaurant to eat steak and drink red wine."
Tan Li: ...
Huo Huachu, "Let me ask you again, how many clothes have you bought for me over the years?"
Tan Li bit her lower lip.
Huo Huachu, "Not a single piece! What I wore when I went abroad fifteen years ago is what I wore when I returned home this year. During the fifteen years in Russia, hospital gowns were all I wore, including my pajamas."
"In the winter, when I go out, it's too cold so I wear a few more hospital gowns. I'm freezing when I go out. When I get to someone's office, I don't dare take off my coat... because once I take off my coat, the hospital gown underneath will show."
"I returned to China in April, and I was still wearing the same clothes I wore when I left China fifteen years ago. It was only because my mother prepared a few sets of clothes for me that I had something to change into. Tan Li, let me ask you, how many clothes have you bought for yourself?"
Tan Li was speechless.
Huo Huachu, "You hold the money that mom gave us in your hands, but you haven't spent a penny on me, nor on Minglun... Where did you spend all the money? You dressed up beautifully and invited people out to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. Have you ever worried that Minglun and I have enough to eat?"
Tan Li whispered, "Isn't your food... provided by the hospital?"
Huo Huachu, "The hospital only provides food for me, and all we eat is bread and potatoes for three meals a day, all year round! How can Minglun and I have enough to eat? Besides, we also want to eat rice! There is no other way, so I went to the embassy to ask for some translation work, and then I earned a little bit of money, which occasionally allowed Minglun and I to improve our food."
Tan Li lowered her head deeply.
Huo Huachu, "My leg is injured, and I can't move around easily. I can't take the child out to play. I asked you to take care of him, but how did you do it? You let the child run around the hospital and take snacks from other patients... You even encouraged him? You spoiled him, you know that? Every time I want to discipline the child, you call me a waste! How do you want me to discipline him? How do I manage him?"
Tan Li, "I..."
Huo Huachu, "When we returned to China, you spent all your money on gifts. Even your sister-in-law from your mother's family got a ruby ring. But why couldn't you buy a piece of clothing for Minglun? Bring some gifts to mom and Mingcheng? Your sister-in-law has helped us take care of the child for so long, and has taken such good care of Mingcheng. Don't you feel indebted?"
Tan Li blushed, "Of course I brought them gifts! Black bread, right?"
"Is the hard work of my mother and siblings over more than ten years worth just a piece of bread?" Huo Huachu roared.
Tan Li: ...
Huo Huachu looked at Mrs. Huo, "Mom, I've thought it through very clearly... I really can't stand her anymore. You asked me to think back to the difficult days she spent with me, but I don't want to think about it at all! Because I will only hate her more and more... Mom, I don't want to have anything to do with her anymore."
Tan Li's eyes widened in horror. "I don't agree to divorce! Mingcheng and Minglun need their mother! They need a complete family!"
Huo Huachu, "I will file for divorce in court... I have already prepared myself mentally. This marriage may not be divorced at all, but I will not give up. If I cannot get divorced once, I will file for divorce ten times. I will always get divorced until the day I die."
Tan Li was stunned.
She looked at him stupidly, as if she didn't know Huo Huachu.
"You, you weren't like this before!" Tan Li said in a panic, "... You used to have a good temper. No matter what I said, you wouldn't argue with me! How, how did you suddenly get to the point of wanting a divorce?"
Huo Huachu said calmly: "Your selfishness, complaints, hatred and disgust day and night for fifteen years, isn't that enough to destroy all my patience and trust?"
Tan Li cried and shook her head, "I don't agree to divorce... You want to divorce me, but I have to die!"
Huo Huachu, "I knew from the beginning that you would definitely not agree. It doesn't matter, we will take it slowly."
Tan Li turned to look at Old Mrs. Huo and cried even louder, "Mom..."
Mrs. Huo looked at Tan Li. "No matter how much you tell me, it's useless. I won't spend my whole life with you... If you don't feel sorry for your own man, who do you expect to feel sorry for him? You don't love him, you mistreat him, do you still expect him to love you and protect you?"
"Let's take a step back. He is my biological son! I didn't know you treated him like that before, but now I know, and even I hate you! Tan Li, how can you be so selfish and cruel? You two should just get divorced!" Mrs. Huo said angrily, "Even if my son doesn't have a wife to take care of him in the future, it's better for him to live alone than to be with you!"
Tan Li was on the verge of collapse.
Howard pondered and said, "If you don't want to work as a temporary worker at Rongquan Hotel, just pretend I never mentioned it!"
Hearing this, Tan Li looked at Howard with wide eyes in horror.
All she relies on in life is... her husband is Minister Huo's brother.
But now, Huo Huachu wants to divorce her, Mrs. Huo doesn't like her, and Huo Huaen also...
Tan Li's gaze slowly moved to Bai Lili. It seems that Bai Lili is the most talkative person in this family. So she cried out to Lili, "Sister-in-law..."
Unexpectedly, Bai Lili said, "It's useless for you to look for me. What's wrong between you and Big Brother? How can I, your sister-in-law, interfere? Besides, have you forgotten that day when Ming Cheng jumped from the fifth floor... You also said that Ming Cheng was deliberately trying to scare you. I tried to persuade him, but you hit me!"
"And today! Why did you come to my sister's house to cause trouble today? Now that it's your turn to be in trouble, you come to me? Do you want me to take advantage of your misfortune? Or do you think I'm an idiot and I will speak well of you if you bully me?"
This time, Tan Li really cried.
"Why is my life so miserable!" Tan Li burst into tears.
No one in the Huo family paid any attention to Tan Li anymore.
However, Howard rearranged it. He first asked Huo Huachu, "Brother, what do you think of this job at Rongquan Hotel?"
Huo Huachu nodded, "I think it's great! It's not a busy job, the air is good nearby, and it's close to the sanatorium! There are hot springs in the sanatorium, and I can go there to soak in the hot springs after work. Besides, my mother can also go to the sanatorium, so I can go to see her..."
Howard, "That's settled then."
Then he looked at Ming Cheng and said, "Ming Cheng, in order not to disturb your studies, I decided... to let you go to another place to repeat your studies. How about that? You can come back for the college entrance examination next year, and then have your father show up and explain to the school that your application is not allowed to be tampered with by anyone else... Okay?"
Huo Mingcheng hesitated for a while.
——He couldn’t bear to leave his sister Mingchan, his second aunt and his grandmother. But he also knew that his second uncle made this arrangement for his own good, because Tan Li would come to harass him.
Huo Mingcheng also nodded.
Finally, Howard looked at the little bully Huo Minglun, "Minglun, let your second aunt find a boarding school for you, okay? You live in the school first, and when you get used to the life in China and school, we will consider day school, okay?"
Huo Minglun subconsciously looked at his father.
He saw his father nodded.
Huo Minglun also hesitated for a while and asked, "What should I do when I miss my dad?"
Howard said, "You can go home on weekends at boarding school."
——Huo Minglun has always found it difficult to integrate into the Huo family, but he doesn’t want to follow his mother Tan Li even more. Entering boarding school means I don't have to look after the Huo family every day, and I can be with my dad on weekends... This should be the best choice.
Huo Minglun nodded, "Okay, I agree!"
The general direction was thus determined.
Tan Li asked tearfully, "Then what should I do? I won't get a divorce!"
——But there are four people in the family, and the three of them, father and son, are scattered in three different places, and she doesn’t want to leave Kyoto. What should she do?
Howard was a little troubled for a moment.
Huo Huachu said, "Mom, Hua En, don't we have two old houses behind Jiangjuntun? Let Tan Li go over and clean them up. She will live there from now on!"
Mrs. Huo hesitated and asked, "Can people still live in that house?"
"A living person will never be suffocated to death by urine," Huo Huachu said calmly, "... In addition, Tan Li and I will separate our finances from now on. I will be responsible for supporting Ming Cheng and Ming Lun. I will pay for their living expenses and study expenses. Tan Li will support herself... I will not give her a penny."
Tan Li was stunned, "Huo Huachu, what did you say!"
Huo Huachu glanced at her coldly, "Why? Do you want to reduce my burden and give some money to the children?"
"You're dreaming! I won't pay a penny!" Tan Li screamed angrily.
immediately--
Tan Li heard Bai Taotao's sneer.
She realized something was wrong, thought about it carefully, and realized that she had said the wrong thing. She hurriedly looked at Mingcheng and Minglun and explained, "Mingcheng, Minglun, it's not that mom doesn't want to spend money on you, but mom... doesn't have the ability to make money!"
Ming Cheng sneered, "You are almost fifty years old and can't earn a penny. You still have the nerve to change my aspirations and teach me how to be a man?"
Ming Lun also sneered, "I knew you were a waste from the beginning, and I never counted on you."
The two brothers finished speaking almost at the same time.
They couldn't help but exchange glances with each other, both of them were a little surprised.
Tan Li was stunned. "How could you do this! I, I am your biological mother! Even a dog wouldn't think my mother is ugly, but you actually..."
Howard stood up and said, "Now that we have reached an agreement..."
Tan Li screamed, "I don't agree! I don't agree!"
Howard ignored her and said to his brother and mother: "...then let's do this!"
Everyone nodded.
Bai Lili said, "Let's go home then! My sister has been so worried about you yesterday and today. I'll go back and make some delicious food to reward you..." Then, Lili turned to Song Zhi and said, "Song Zhi just came back from abroad, so let's welcome him."
Taotao felt sorry for her sister and went up to hug Lili's arm, "How can we cook in such a hot day? Sister, please treat us to a meal! We don't have to wash the dishes after we finish eating!"
Old Madam Huo also advised, "Yes, Lili, we've been busy for two days, and we're all tired. Don't push yourself, you should take a rest! Let's listen to Taotao... Let's go to a restaurant! I'm the old lady who'll treat you today!"
Tao Tao said with a smile: "Okay, okay, old lady, what does the sanatorium look like?"
Mrs. Huo was stunned for a moment and said, "Hey, the children are on summer vacation, why don't we go and have some fun together? It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. It's already two o'clock in the afternoon. If we go now, it will be around four o'clock when we get there, just in time for dinner. We can go to the hot springs together in the evening!"
Bai Lili looked at Howard.
——Among the people present, Howard was the busiest. He may not have time to go with you.
Howard looked at Bai Lili and nodded with a smile, "Let's go together."
Today is already wasted, so he might as well use it to spend time with his wife and family, and then get back to work tomorrow morning. Besides, Lili had suffered a lot of grievances these days, and he felt distressed, so he wanted to find a suitable opportunity to apologize to her.
Bai Lili pursed her lips and smiled happily.
For a moment, the scene became chaotic.
Because it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, Mrs. Huo asked her assistant to take her special car and drive a small passenger car back; Taotao hurried upstairs to pack clothes, luggage and various snacks; Lili was worried that it was not appropriate to go back to get clothes at this time, but it was so hot that it was impossible not to change clothes...
Song Zhi suggested, "I'm going to the department store on my bicycle to buy some ready-made ones. When your car comes, just turn to the department store and take me with you."
Mrs. Huo praised: "Xiao Song is really smart!"
Tao Tao, "Buy a set of nice skirts for Xiao Mingchan! Remember, see if there are any swimsuits for sale! Also, buy a nice skirt for the old lady."
Lili also said, "Song Zhi, the weather is hot now, you just need to buy five short-sleeved pullovers and five pairs of suit shorts, all according to your body shape... Buy whatever else you want, I'll reimburse you later!"
Song Zhi agreed and rode his bicycle to leave home first.
Tan Li huddled aside, watching the whole family having fun, but no one paid any attention to her?
Looking again, Mrs. Huo felt sorry for Bai Lili, Huo Huachu respected Bai Lili, Huo Huaen doted on Bai Lili...and all the children of the Huo family gathered around Bai Lili?
Especially Huo Mingcheng, who had a bad temper. He was so stubborn and showed ruthlessness and disgust when facing Tan Li, but when he was next to Bai Lili, his expression was happy and peaceful...
I feel very uncomfortable.
Everyone's efficiency is still very high.
After a while, the minibus arrived.
Everyone helped the elderly and children to get on the bus...
Tan Li also wanted to know what the sanatorium and Wenrou were like, so she shamelessly got in the car, but no one paid any attention to her.
Everyone was talking excitedly and looking forward to what the sanatorium and hot springs would be like.
Tan Li sat silently in the back row, looking at Bai Lili with jealousy.
She saw Bai Lili being held in Howard's arms, with a gentle, beautiful and shy smile on her face.
She also saw that Howard, such a serious and cold man, actually smiled so happily and with such a gentle expression when facing Bai Lili. When he looked at Bai Lili affectionately, there was a gentleness in his eyes that could drown people!
Tan Li bit her lip.
Why do people like white pears so much?
Next, Tan Li saw...
——Bai Lili took a big bag of snacks handed to her by her sister Bai Taotao and distributed them to others. Even an unpopular person like Tan Li got a sweet and sour orange candy.
——Bai Lili took out a small iron box from her shoulder bag and asked Mrs. Huo in a gentle voice if she felt motion sickness. Then she handed the small iron box to her and said that it contained cleaning oil and throat lozenges. If she felt motion sickness, she could put some medicated oil on her temples and put a throat lozenge in her mouth.
——Bai Lili gently stopped the fight between Ming Cheng and Ming Lun, and assigned Ming Lun a task: to coax Mo Mo to sleep. As a result, Minglun, who was so domineering and unreasonable, actually listened to Bai Lili obediently.
——Bai Lili instructed Mingyong to close the car window because Mingchan looked like she wanted to sleep. The car window is open too wide, and it would be bad if the wind blew onto Mingchan's head. She also asked Ming Cheng to hold Ming Chan tightly and make sure that her sister didn't fall; she also asked Ming Yong to watch over Fei Fei while she slept... In short, three older children were taking care of three younger children...
Tan Li held a sweet and sour orange candy in her mouth and kept observing Bai Lili, seeming to understand something.
She couldn't help but look at Huo Huachu.
Huo Huachu was the only person at the scene who felt as out of place as she did. He sat in the corner, silently turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window, not knowing what he was thinking.
Tan Li hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to move to Huo Huachu's side.
But Taotao didn't need to take care of the children. She just nestled comfortably in Song Zhi's arms, and even secretly pinched Song Zhi's abdominal muscles when no one was paying attention.
——Song Zhi has been back in China for more than half a month. Although it is indeed tiring to travel back and forth, he has been eating well these days. He has gradually gained some weight, and his temperament looks gentle and elegant, and his facial features are more handsome. And the muscles are more elastic.
She pinched it and felt so satisfied!
Pinch again...
Pinch it again...
It feels so good!
In the end, Taotao rubbed her face against his abdominal muscles and fell into a good sleep.
The car finally arrived at the sanatorium.
Taotao was awakened by Song Zhi.
In fact, the younger children, like Taotao, were sleeping soundly, and were all woken up by the older children who were taking care of them.
Everyone got off the bus together.
Minglun led the dazed Momo, Mingcheng carried Mingchan who was still sleeping soundly, and Mingyong led the dizzy Feifei...
Taotao also yawned, and Song Zhi took her hand and led her out of the car, then walked slowly behind the crowd.
The gate of the sanatorium looks very simple but grand. Once you enter, you can see straight and wide roads, neat lawns, blooming flowers and lush woods.
Several people dressed as gardeners wearing straw hats were squatting nearby, apparently clearing weeds from the flowers.
Taotao's eyes suddenly fell on one of them.
She was stunned.
Because the brain that hadn’t fully woken up from the nap suddenly woke up——
Taotao squinted her eyes and looked for a long time, but she was still not sure and suspected that she had recognized the wrong person.
Finally, she was held in Song Zhi's arms and walked forward.
Taotao looked back at the man suspiciously again.
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