Chapter 199: Unable to Obtain (1)
Taotao took some time to take Qianqian to the hospital to visit Li Rui.
When the mother and daughter rushed to the hospital, Fang Shenghao and Fang Zili were both there.
When Li Rui heard that Taotao was coming, she was very happy. She sent Zili out to greet Taotao first, and then asked Fang Shenghao to dress her up.
"Sheng Hao, help me put on my hat. And my dentures, please put them on for me too..." Li Rui said breathlessly.
Fang Shenghao agreed with red eyes, and very gently put on the hat and dentures for his wife. He also brought a mirror for her to look at. He didn't go out until she was satisfied and saw Taotao.
Taotao also felt uncomfortable when she saw Fang Shenghao.
She asked herself whether she had ever had any contact with him and had no idea what had happened in the State Guesthouse.
But with the recent commotion...it's hard for her to pretend she doesn't know.
Fang Shenghao was also extremely embarrassed.
He didn't even dare to look at her directly, and bowed to Taotao in shame, "Taotao, I'm so sorry! I... don't deserve your forgiveness, but I do owe you an apology, I'm sorry!"
Tao Tao ignored him and handed Qian Qian to Fang Zili, saying, "Zili, can you help your aunt and sister go to the store downstairs to buy some ice cream?"
Fang Zili nodded.
Qianqian and Zili were more familiar with each other and did not object, so the cousins walked together holding hands.
Taotao ignored Fang Shenghao and walked into the ward carrying a bag of apples.
Li Rui was already waiting anxiously.
Seeing Taotao, her eyes lit up and she quickly asked, "Taotao, long time no see, how is your sister?"
Taotao: ...
Li Rui knew she had said something wrong, so she quickly changed her words and said, "I'm sorry, Taotao. I meant, are you and Song Zhi okay lately? Are Feifei and Momo okay?"
"We are all fine!"
Tao Tao said: "Come, let me see you...how are you doing recently?"
As she spoke, Taotao held Li Rui's hand and secretly transferred her spiritual power to her.
Li Rui's body was indeed weak.
Taotao felt that Li Rui's internal organs were like torn cotton, and she had indeed reached the end of her life - just like Guan Qingbai in the past.
Even if she transferred some spiritual power over, it could only make Li Rui feel a little more comfortable, but it would not help her health at all.
Li Rui's health had deteriorated twenty years ago. But she is also strong. She has worked hard to cooperate with the doctors' treatment over the years. She even worked as a teacher for a few years.
In the doctor's words, Li Rui's condition is very good.
Taotao looked at Li Rui.
Because of chemotherapy, Li Rui's hair and eyebrows had already fallen out. She was extremely thin, and her skin was extremely pale because she had not seen the sun for many years.
But it seems that Li Rui is a woman who loves life and beauty.
——She was wearing a hat at the moment and had some light pink lipstick on her lips. She still looks a bit as pretty as before.
——There is a vase on the bedside table, with some wild grasses and flowers full of vitality in it.
——There are several picture frames hanging on the wall, including paintings that Fang Zili drew when he was a child, as well as photos of their family of three.
——There are several books on the table, including philosophy books, novels, and magazines.
Taotao smiled and said, "Let me peel an apple for you to eat!"
Li Rui shook her head. "Just sit with me for a while. No need, really..."
Her teeth were broken, so she was wearing dentures, but her gums were full of bloody holes and it hurt when she touched them. For her, eating was torture.
Taotao took an apple she brought with her, looked at it, then took a fruit knife and a stainless steel spoon from the bedside table, washed them in the sink nearby, and returned to Li Rui's bedside.
She simply peeled off a large piece of the apple, then used a stainless steel spoon to scrape out apple puree bit by bit from the apple piece and fed it to Li Rui.
Li Rui was stunned.
She didn't expect Taotao to be so thoughtful.
Li Rui smiled and opened her mouth to eat the apple puree.
The soft, sweet, slightly sour flesh with a rich, sweet fruity aroma lifted her spirits.
Tao Tao said: "This is a Qin Guan apple, with pink flesh...but it lacks a bit of moisture."
"Thank you Taotao, this apple is delicious." Li Rui said seriously.
Taotao smiled and fed Li Rui half of an apple.
Taotao didn't stop until Li Rui shook her head and said she didn't want to eat anymore.
At this time, Fang Shenghao came in and brought some tea to Taotao. Seeing that Li Rui had eaten most of the apple, he was overjoyed and asked quickly, "Taotao, where did you buy this apple? Tell me and I'll go buy some... Usually, Li Rui doesn't like to eat the apples that Zili and I buy."
Tao Tao's expression remained unchanged, and she smiled, "In the future, buy apples with pink flesh instead of crispy flesh. If you don't know how to choose, buy the brand 'Qin Guan'... And don't give her a whole apple, you have to scrape it with a spoon like I do. She should be able to eat oranges, too, so squeeze them into juice for her... Xiao Sui from our family gave us a juicer from abroad, I'll bring it back to you later."
Li Rui, "No, no, no, thank you Taotao, no need to bother!"
Fang Shenghao said seriously: "Then I'll trouble you, Taotao. If it's not convenient, I, I can ask Zili to pick it up at your house."
"It's not a problem. You can find some time to ask Zili to get it from me!" Taotao said.
Fang Shenghao nodded. He looked at Taotao, wanting to say something but stopping himself, but finally left.
Speaking of which, Fang Shenghao is Guan Qingbai's stepson, Song Zhi is Guan Qingbai's adopted son, and Taotao and Li Rui are also sisters-in-law.
Li Rui looked at Tao Tao's expression and said, "I was not able to see Uncle Guan off when he left. I heard that Hai Long, he too..."
Tao Tao said, "It's okay. Everyone knows your situation. No one blames you. Guan Hailong is gone. Song Zhi and I adopted Qianqian... The child is very well behaved. She is out playing with Zili now. I'll let her come over to see you later."
Li Rui nodded.
After a while, Li Rui said to Tao Tao cautiously, "I've heard that Sheng Hao's mother is... quite rude. Tao Tao, you must not take it to heart. Just save face. As for the rest, just let what she said go in one ear and out the other!"
"As for money, we are actually brothers and sisters, and Sheng Hao doesn't want to compete with Song Zhi for anything. They grew up in the same family and are brothers, so they should cherish this relationship..." Li Rui said politely.
Taotao looked at Li Rui.
She was certain that Fang Shenghao and Zili only talked about what happened in court and did not mention Fang Ling's investigation by the National Security Bureau.
Li Rui sighed again, "I don't know how long I can live... If I die, Sheng Hao and Zi Li will lose a relative! So Tao Tao, you and Song Zhi must not be estranged from Sheng Hao. I know that Sheng Hao's mother used to... In short, she really treated Song Zhi badly, but Sheng Hao didn't get a good ending either. I can only say that their personalities are not compatible and they are not suitable to be a family."
As she spoke, Li Rui realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly corrected herself, "Taotao, what I meant is that Fang Ling and Song Zhi don't get along... but it's not that Sheng Hao and Song Zhi don't get along! Don't get me wrong, Sheng Hao still cares about Song Zhi."
Tao Tao thought: After what happened at the State Guesthouse, it was impossible for Song Zhi to regard Fang Shenghao as a brother anymore.
But there is no need to tell Li Rui this.
Just like Fang Shenghao hid the fact from Li Rui that Fang Ling had nothing now.
Tao Tao said to Li Rui, "Oh, there is one more thing... Before Uncle Guan left, he told me to take care of the things in the villa, so I wanted to ask you what you think. What do you want?"
Li Rui thought for a moment and said, "Then please give Sheng Hao an album as a souvenir."
"Anything else?" Taotao asked.
Li Rui said: "Then I will discuss it with Sheng Hao."
Taotao nodded, stood up and said, "I'll go out and see if Qianqian is back..."
"Tao Tao!"
Li Rui called her and asked cautiously, "...How is your sister doing lately?"
Taotao smiled, "She's fine."
Li Rui hesitated for a while and whispered, "What has she been busy with recently?"
Tao Tao said, "My sister has been busy recently. Mingcheng is getting married soon, and my sister is busy discussing the wedding banquet with the bride. Mingyong is almost 30 and still doesn't have a girlfriend. My sister is worried and is trying to find a girlfriend for him. Minglun wants to change his major for the postgraduate entrance examination, and my sister has to help him find a reliable tutor... And little Mingchan also has a girlfriend..."
Li Rui's eyes sparkled, and she exclaimed sincerely, "That's great!"
After a pause, she was a little sad. "It's a pity that I...my body is too weak to help Sheng Hao and Zi Li. I, I am a burden to them."
Tao Tao couldn't help but say, "Don't think like that! Zi Li would be so sad to hear that!"
Li Rui sniffed and quickly controlled her emotions. She smiled and said, "Yes, I know... they are both good. Especially Zili, he is so good and obedient!"
After a while, Li Rui looked at Taotao with red eyes and said, "Taotao, I know it's not appropriate for me to say this, but I... really don't have anyone else to trust. If I really leave... I won't worry about Sheng Hao, the organization will consider his personal situation. But for Zili..."
"Taotao, Zili is very well behaved, and he's already an adult. He has a job, so you don't need to worry about him. I just want... to let him go to you to wish you a happy new year during festivals in the future, so that he can have a personal connection! He was already sensible when he came to Sheng Hao and me, and he had already lost his parents at that time. I'm afraid that if I leave, he'll be even more sad..."
Taotao nodded.
Li Rui was so happy that she wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and continued sobbing, "Besides,... when Zili gets married in the future, I'll have to trouble you to help him take care of it. If the couple has a fight, please help me find out what happened..."
"mom!"
Fang Zili's voice rang out.
Taotao and Li Rui turned around at the same time and saw Fang Zili standing at the door holding Xiao Qianqian.
Obviously, Zili heard what Li Rui said.
The young man's eyes were filled with tears.
He let go of Qianqian's hand, ran over, squatted beside his mother's bed, and acted like a child, "Mom, I don't want to hear you say that!"
Li Rui immediately said, "Mom was just joking with your aunt, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously!"
Zili choked up and said, "Then you said you would live a hundred years and would never leave me and dad!"
Li Rui smiled and said angrily: "I want to ask you, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm fine and nothing happened... Just now your aunt gave me half an apple to eat, it was so sweet!"
Hearing this, Fang Zili turned his head and saw that there was indeed half a piece of apple with a core left on the bedside table. Because of oxidation, the cut surface has turned a little black.
"Mom, do you like this kind of apple?" Fang Zili said.
Li Rui nodded. "This apple is delicious! Your aunt brought it."
Fang Zili said to Taotao in surprise: "Aunt, where did you buy these apples? Tell me quickly, I can buy these apples for my mother every day!"
Taotao smiled and said, "Your mother has bad teeth. She can't eat crispy food. She has to eat soft food..." Then she repeated what she had said to Fang Shenghao before.
Fang Zili nodded repeatedly, "Then I will go to my aunt's house tomorrow to get the juicer!"
Tao Tao glanced at Li Rui and said, "I'll ask my sister to come and see your mother later... My sister is very good at keeping fit, maybe she can give you some advice on medicinal diet."
Of course Fang Zili agreed without hesitation.
Taotao glanced at Li Rui.
There was a gleam of joy in Li Rui's eyes, and she felt full of energy!
Taotao called Qianqian over again, "Qianqian, this is your aunt, hurry up and call someone."
"Hello, aunt!" Qianqian said sweetly.
Li Rui looked at Qianqian with great joy, and repeatedly called out to Zili, "Quickly, bring me my floral bag!"
Zili opened the cupboard and rummaged around, and indeed, he found a cloth bag with small floral patterns on it.
Li Rui took it, opened the cloth bag, carefully took out a red cloth bag from it, and opened it.
——That was a pair of small silver bells. There are two in a pair, they are silvery white in color and have beautiful patterns.
Li Rui smiled and said, "This is what your aunt Zili brought from abroad. Your brother Zili has it, Feifei and Momo have it, and you have it too!"
Qianqian looked at Taotao.
Taotao smiled and touched Qianqian's head. "Take it. This is a gift from your aunt."
Qianqian is a girl, and she likes this little gadget very much when she sees it. She thanked Li Rui, turned the small silver bell over and over, and put it on her head and then on her hand, having a lot of fun.
Tao Tao asked Li Rui, "How is she doing recently?"
Li Rui understood.
The "she" Taotao was asking about was Li Rui's biological sister Lin Yuerong.
"She has been on a business trip. She asked someone to bring me a letter saying that she had one last task at hand... She would be back after completing it, and things would be stable by then, probably... within three years!" Li Rui said vaguely.
Taotao nodded.
She chatted with Li Rui for a few words and saw a small pink pager on the table. She asked, "Whose is this?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "Mine! Before, Sheng Hao was abroad, and Zi Li had to go to work during the day, so they pooled their money to buy me this pager. It has a Chinese display. I can read it by leaving a message through the call center."
Li Rui said with a distressed look on her face: "The cheapest digital pager can be bought for only 99 yuan, but this Chinese machine costs 600 yuan! You tell me... they are too wasteful! Zili's monthly salary is only more than 400 yuan!"
Taotao smiled and said, "Chinese pagers are convenient. They can just let the pager tell you what they want to tell you, and you don't need to call back... I think this is great! Tell me your pager number, and I'll page you later!"
Li Rui agreed with a smile.
Taotao wrote down Li Rui's pager number and left with Qianqian.
However, just as she reached the door of the ward, she saw Fang Shenghao facing the wall, his arms resting on his forehead, crying with his head buried in the wall, his body shaking violently.
Qianqian was naive, and as soon as she saw Fang Shenghao, she shouted, "Uncle, my mother and I are going home!"
Fang Shenghao was shocked.
He calmly slid the arm that was resting on his forehead down, secretly wiped away the tears on his face, and smiled calmly, "Ah, Xiao Qianqian is going home? Then come with your mother to visit your aunt often, okay?"
Qianqian nodded and said sweetly, "Okay!"
Tao Tao pretended not to notice the remaining tears on Fang Shenghao's face and said calmly, "Then we'll go. See you later!"
"See you later!" Fang Shenghao said gratefully.
After watching Taotao and his adopted daughter leave, Fang Shenghao stayed alone for a while.
What Li Rui said just now was not only heard by Zili and Qianqian, but also by him.
Fang Shenghao felt heartbroken.
He remained silent, wiping away his tears until his emotions slowly calmed down. Then he pretended nothing had happened and walked into the ward.
Zili was sitting on a small stool beside Li Rui's bed, looking up at her. No one knew what the mother and son were talking about.
Seeing Fang Shenghao come in, the mother and son stopped talking and looked at him with smiles.
Fang Shenghao was infected by the happy mood of the mother and son, and asked with a smile: "What are you talking about?"
Zili said, "Dad, Mom wants to eat braised pork! I want to eat it too, so let's eat braised pork today, okay?"
Fang Shenghao was stunned.
——The doctor explained that all of Li Rui’s organs had failed and her stomach and intestines could not withstand greasy and spicy food.
Li Rui understood the expression on Fang Shenghao's face and quickly said, "In fact, the braised pork is not very delicious. It's greasy and looks greasy. Let's not eat it!"
Zili was a little disappointed. "Mom, you haven't told me what you want to eat! In the past, I asked you what you wanted to eat at every meal, and you always said whatever..."
Fang Shenghao's heart began to ache dully again.
After a while, Fang Shenghao said to Zili, "How about this, go to a restaurant outside and buy a portion of braised pork, and then separate the fat and lean meat. Let your mother eat the lean part, and we will eat the fat part..."
Then he said softly to Li Rui, "When you eat the braised pork later, just chew it to savor it and don't swallow it, okay?"
Li Rui nodded in surprise.
Fang Shenghao smiled.
Zili was so happy that he ran out with his lunch box, "Mom and Dad, I'm going out to buy braised pork!"
Li Rui looked at Zi Li's wind-like background and said helplessly: "Zi Li is already 22 years old, why is he still like a child!"
Fang Shenghao walked to her bedside, sat down on a small stool, and said with a smile: "A child with a mother is like a treasure! Even if he is already twenty-two years old, as long as his mother is still here, he will always be a little treasure!"
Li Rui was silent.
After a long while, she said softly: "Sheng Hao, you and Zili...you must have your own lives..."
"That's not the case," Fang Shenghao said with red eyes, "Li Rui, Weizhi...you are everything to us. We can only be happy if you are alive. With you, our family...is complete."
Li Rui closed her eyes.
She turned her head away and took a deep breath -
When she turned to face Fang Shenghao, there was a bright smile on her face.
"Um!"
She nodded vigorously and smiled, "I will definitely work hard to defeat the disease! The doctor said that few people can have a will as strong as mine! Besides, didn't I eat an apple today? I can eat braised pork later... I am full of energy now! I will definitely get better slowly..."
Fang Shenghao looked at her quietly.
"Then why don't you take a nap now? We'll have dinner when Zili comes back?" he said softly.
Li Rui nodded with a smile.
Fang Shenghao went forward and helped her take off her hat and dentures, asked her to rinse her mouth, then held her in his arms, carefully let her lie down, covered her with a quilt, and finally drew the curtains, dimming the light in the ward.
Li Rui was exhausted.
She used to sleep at least twenty hours a day.
After socializing with Taotao and her daughter today, I was so tired that I fell asleep quickly.
Fang Shenghao walked gently to her bed, sat on a small stool, lay beside her pillow, and looked at her infatuatedly.
A big part of the reason why he married Li Rui back then was... that he was forced into a desperate situation by his mother Fang Ling - as long as he didn't get married, Fang Ling would always be thinking about Taotao.
Li Rui was also in a very embarrassing situation at that time.
Two miserable people finally formed a family.
Now that I think about it, Li Rui was his fiancée! As fate would have it, the two broke off their engagement, but ended up being tied together again after many twists and turns.
Fang Shenghao always thought that the person he liked was Bai Taotao.
Yes, I liked it before.
But more likely, he was just obsessed with her looks.
Not long after he and Li Rui got married, he was sent to Japan on business. From then on, Bai Taotao's shadow gradually faded in his mind.
Sometimes, when he thought about it, he would be surprised to find that... he had actually forgotten what Bai Taotao looked like a long time ago.
And Li Rui's presence is becoming stronger and stronger.
It first appeared in Li Rui's letters.
She insisted on writing to Fang Shenghao every day, always talking about family matters. She would talk about what happened to Zili today, what happened to Haifu, and her household affairs... She would talk about what happened to her at work, and that she had visited Guan Qingbai... She would also visit Fang Ling regularly, write down Fang Ling's recent situation, and sometimes talk about her and his childhood stories, and the friends they knew in common in the letters...
Usually I would save them up into a thick letter and then send it to him.
Not only does she write, she also lets Zili develop the habit of writing to his father every day... The requirement is not too many words, as long as there is one every day, that's good enough.
At the same time, Li Rui also insisted on taking Zili to take a photo every month. Most of the time they went to the park to take pictures so that Fang Shenghao could see the changing seasons in his hometown.
Fang Shenghao felt extremely lonely in a foreign country, and Li Rui's letter became a beacon that illuminated his miserable life!
He held her letters in his hands every day and read them with great interest, as if he had never left home.
I finally looked forward to the day when I can go back home to visit my family and take a break.
Fang Shenghao hurried home...
——But the mother under house arrest is still arrogant, the father Guan Qingbai is always busy, and the sister Haifu runs around all day and can't be found.
Only his and Li Rui's home is always warm and peaceful.
His little home was kept clean and tidy by Li Rui, he could eat delicious and nutritious meals every day, and Zili was taught by Li Rui to be well-behaved and sensible...
Li Rui has a gentle and docile personality, but she is also an intellectual. She and Fang Shenghao majored in the same minor language, and even had more experience in diplomacy and translation than he did.
No matter what topic Fang Shenghao wanted to talk to her about, she could naturally follow up and express her opinions confidently.
Later, Fang Shenghao applied some of Li Rui's insights to his work, which unexpectedly helped him achieve twice the result with half the effort!
In this way, Li Rui's shadow unknowingly entered Fang Shenghao's heart.
He was working away from home, and he wanted to go back home more and more, to see her face and hear her voice...
He even bought a tape recorder from Japan and brought it home, along with a lot of blank tapes. Then, when his wife and children were not paying attention, he turned on the recorder and recorded the conversation between Li Rui and Zili.
When he went to Japan for duty, he would take out the tapes and play them over and over again when he felt lonely at night. He always had a sweet dream amidst the meaningless laughter of his wife and children.
Fang Shenghao finally understood his own feelings.
When he returned to China again, he boldly asked her for sex.
Li Rui was surprised and refused subconsciously.
However, when he tested her a second time, she shyly acquiesced.
The two became a real couple.
During that time, Li Rui's health was still good. Although she couldn't do heavy work, she would do the housework within her ability. She took good care of Fang Shenghao and Xiao Zili...
Fang Shenghao felt like he was living in a honey pot!
Until a few years ago, Li Rui's health was getting worse day by day...
Fang Shenghao felt very uncomfortable whenever he thought of his wife's sickly appearance.
He hated why he was healthy, he wished that the person lying on the bed was him instead of Li Rui, and he wished even more... to exchange his health and longevity for her!
But there was nothing he could do.
Today, when I heard Li Rui entrust her son to Taotao... I heard Li Rui say that after her death, the organization would arrange for his personal problems to be solved, so the only thing she was worried about was Zili?
Fang Shenghao felt uncomfortable, jealous, angry and sad.
He really wanted to ask her: After so many years of marriage, don’t you care about me at all?
But looking at her frail appearance, thin as a skeleton but still strong, he... couldn't say a word of blame or questioning.
Fang Shenghao felt heartbroken.
Li Rui slept for more than two hours, and he watched her for more than two hours.
During this time, Li Rui's pager rang twice.
Fang Shenghao saw the message.
[Bai Taotao leaves you a message: Qianqian and I have arrived home, and we are having braised pork today. 】
[Bai Li leaves you a message: Have a good rest, I will visit you on Wednesday. 】
Fang Shenghao smiled.
He and Li Rui no longer have many relatives or friends.
——His original family had terrible relationships; Li Rui’s original family was also hard to describe. In addition, Li Rui has been bedridden for many years, so it is difficult for her to have the time, energy and money to maintain her circle of friends. On Li Rui's pager, basically only he and his son would leave messages for her. But now, he and his son stay by her side every day, and her pager has not rung for several days.
Now……
Fang Shenghao was still sighing when Li Rui's pager suddenly started ringing like crazy!
[Momo leaves you a message: Aunt, my BB number is 96809-55321,]
[Sister Tang leaves you a message: Li Rui, do you still remember me? I'm retired now, I'll come to see you tomorrow! 】
[He Yunqi leaves you a message: Good afternoon, sister-in-law. My pager number is 96669-47028. I will return to southern Anhui next week and visit you on the weekend. 】
[Bai Xing leaves you a message: Sister Fang, I sent you some local specialties, please check! 】
…
Li Rui was awakened by the beeping of her pager.
She called out in a daze, "Zili! Zili...your father sent a message!"
Fang Shenghao smiled, walked forward and hugged her, let her sit up slowly, and handed her the pager, letting her read it herself.
Li Rui rubbed her eyes, flipped through the messages on the pager screen one by one, and smiled, "This was done by Taotao...the people who sent me messages are all people she knows."
Fang Shenghao smiled and said, "So... you see, so many people are concerned about you, I hope you get better soon!"
Li Rui nodded with a smile, and said gently and seriously: "Okay."
Zili came back with braised pork, white porridge, vegetables and so on.
Fang Shenghao personally separated the fat and lean meat from the braised pork, placed all the lean meat on the lid of the lunch box, and carefully took out the kitchen oil-absorbing paper he bought from Japan to absorb the fat off the lean meat... Then he poured the white porridge into a small bowl and scraped the stir-fried vegetables into pieces with a stainless steel fork before preparing to feed Li Rui.
"I'll do it myself." Li Rui said with a smile.
Fang Shenghao looked at her lovingly and said with a smile, "...Okay." Then he couldn't help but mutter, "Just chew the lean braised pork that you removed, but don't swallow the residue."
Li Rui nodded.
She first drank a mouthful of white porridge, and then carefully took a bite of the lean braised pork.
After a moment, she showed an expression of enjoyment.
Li Rui's teeth were completely rotten and she couldn't bite the lean meat at all. She could only hold the lean meat in her mouth and taste it for a while, and finally spit it out whole piece.
"It's delicious." She whispered, with a look of satisfaction on her face.
Fang Shenghao stared at the piece of lean meat she spit out, used a fork to tear the lean meat on the lunch box lid into thin strips, dipped it in a little braised pork soup, mixed it well, then used oil-absorbing paper to absorb the oil and water, and motioned Li Rui to eat.
Li Rui smiled and took another bite of the braised pork... shredded.
This time, there was clearly a strong light in her eyes!
The braised pork was so delicious that she was afraid to swallow it, but also reluctant to spit it out, so she kept it in her mouth.
Fang Shenghao felt very distressed and whispered, "Then swallow this one! Remember... this won't happen again next time."
Li Rui's eyes lit up.
She held it in her mouth for a long time before swallowing it reluctantly.
"This braised pork is so delicious!" Li Rui praised.
Fang Shenghao couldn't help but laugh when he saw that she was as happy as a child.
He was thinking, maybe hire a special cook to prepare three meals a day for her?
Maybe this way she will get better.
Fang Shenghao knew it was impossible... Excessive amounts of heavy metals would cause irreversible damage to the human body.
Li Rui's internal organs have failed and she will never get better.
Looking at the bald and thin Li Rui, who was so happy just because she had a bite of braised pork, Fang Shenghao felt heartbroken again.
A few days later, Taotao brought Lili to visit Li Rui.
Li Rui was so happy!
But this time, Li Rui didn't wear a hat and dentures like she did last time.
This time, she was bareheaded and pouting, looking at the Taoli sisters with a smile and asked, "Do I look like an old lady with a pouting mouth?"
Tao Tao said honestly: "Yes, it is a bit similar."
Lili stretched out her hand and pinched Taotao's soft cheek, twisting it and scolding, "How can you talk like that?"
"Oh, third sister, please show mercy!" Taotao looked worried.
Li Rui quickly advised: "Be careful! Be gentle..."
Lili let go of her hand and said to Li Rui angrily: "Why do you feel sorry for her? She is so heartless!"
Li Rui, "That was my first move... I don't mind, why do you mind so much!"
Then he looked at Taotao's face carefully and saw a red mark on her fair cheek. He felt distressed and said, "...Taotao, can you ask Zili to ask the nurse to give you an ice pack?"
"No need!"
Tao Tao said nonchalantly: "My third sister is so strong, I'm not afraid of her at all because I'm thick-skinned!"
Lili was so angry that she laughed. She raised her eyebrows and asked loudly, "...Try again?"
Taotao ran away.
Lili and Li Rui couldn't help but laugh.
Li Rui looked at Lili.
——Time has been very kind to the sisters Li and Tao.
Lili has never been as breathtakingly beautiful as Taotao.
She is gentle and kind, with affectionate eyes and eyebrows. She is almost fifty years old, but she still looks like she is in her thirties, especially when she smiles... She has dimples at the corners of her mouth, and her smile is shy and cute, giving her a bit of the naive girlish feeling.
Li Rui continued to look at Lili.
It was midsummer, and Lili was wearing a dress. She had a long neck and an upright posture, but on her fair and delicate collarbone, there were a few shallow... kiss marks.
Li Rui's heart skipped a beat, her eyes dimmed, and the smile on her face gradually faded.
Tao Tao smiled and said, "Li Rui, what are you thinking about!"
Li Rui came back to her senses and saw Bai Lili's surprised look. She quickly said, "Ah, I, I..."
She was a little embarrassed and said, "Lili is so beautiful that I was so stunned that I didn't notice what you said."
Bai Lili was stunned and then smiled.
Tao Tao joked, "Hey, hey, hey, I already have a brother-in-law! You don't stand a chance!"
Li Rui blushed and uttered a low "hmm".
Bai Lili, on the other hand, said to Li Rui in a gentle and kind voice: "Don't pay attention to her. She... has always had the ability to make people angry to death with her words since she was a child!"
Li Rui smiled and said, "You sisters have such a good relationship. I'm so envious!"
She continued to look at Lili.
Speaking of which, Li Rui hasn't seen Bai Lili for a long, long time.
In my impression, Bai Lili always has a bit of girlish shyness, is gentle and cute, and is so beautiful that people... can't help but smile when they think of her.
But now Bai Lili has a calm and dignified temperament. Only when she smiles, she inadvertently reveals a bit of shyness and innocence.
Bai Lili she...
You must be living a happy life, right?
So, she must have been very pampered. Otherwise, how could she, who has been in a high position for so many years, maintain such innocence?
That’s great!
Li Rui sighed in her heart.
But she felt inexplicably sad in her heart, and her eyes were hot and astringent.
Li Rui was suddenly startled and thought: How could I... Ah, yes, Bai Lili is a good person, with a gentle personality and a kind and soft heart. She lives a happy life, which is a good thing, and God should treat her well.
Lili and Taotao looked at each other, wondering why Li Rui was stunned again.
Could it be that she is not feeling well?
After hesitating for a while, Lili winked at Taotao, meaning: It seems that Li Rui is not in a good mood. Let's go and let her have a good rest. We'll come back to see her later.
Tao Tao understood and said to Li Rui with a smile: "Li Rui, my sister has something else to do, so I have to leave first. We will come to play with you another day!"
Li Rui finally came to her senses.
She knew that she had lost her composure many times today and was very embarrassed, so she said, "Okay... then don't find me annoying, come and see me again when you have time!"
As she spoke, she smiled bitterly, "Anyway... the more we see each other, the less we see each other."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Lili said gently, "Shenghao and Zili love you so much and have devoted so much energy and effort to you... You have to be strong!"
Li Rui nodded with a smile.
"Then we'll go. You should get some sleep." Lili said softly again.
Li Rui nodded repeatedly.
Lili took Taotao away.
Li Rui turned her head and stared at Lili's back in a daze. Her nose felt sore and tears fell from her eyes.
Bai Lili is so favored, which proves... that man really loves her.
This is a good thing.
But--
The man's eyebrows suddenly appeared in her mind without any warning!
Li Rui was stunned.
She really thought... that so many years had passed, he had already remarried, had children, and had a happy family. And she is married, with a loving husband and a sensible son...
She should have
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