After sending Li Nanshan back, Tao Xiaoxi felt quite touched. It seemed that she kept sending Li Nanshan out, and each time he went farther and farther. At the beginning, she was the one who wanted to escape the most, but now she was the one left behind, and plans could never keep up with changes.
While Li Nanshan was rehearsing his dream of becoming a real estate tycoon, she wasn't idle either. Shang Qingyan introduced her to all his old connections, and now they all bought medicine from her. In addition to the medicinal seedlings in the space, her own seedlings were also showing initial success and were officially on sale. Moreover, with Zhao Bin's assistance, she planned to open a formal medical clinic in the county town, specializing in infertility. Tao Xiaoxi would be in charge personally, and she would bring Ma Zi with her to teach her step by step.
In the winter of that year, Li Nanqiu wrote back saying that she was getting married and invited them to attend. However, she did not specifically mention that her parents must go, but just generally said that everyone should go.
Tao Xiaoxi knew she still couldn't let go. Old Man Li could hear the complaints between the lines of his daughter's words and said he wouldn't go out of spite. He always felt that he was not wrong and he couldn't let go.
Tao Xiaoxi said that if they didn't go this time, their daughter would really be pushed away.
"It wasn't us who pushed her away. She wanted to go on her own. She went farther and farther away and never came back in all these years. She didn't miss us and wanted us, half buried in the earth, to go and see her. If we don't want to go, you shouldn't go either." Old man Li got angry again.
"Dad, I am going. I want to tell you in advance so that you won't accuse me of disrespecting you later." Peach Boy said straightforwardly.
Old man Li was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he couldn't do anything about it and left.
"I want to go too, Xiaoxi." said the sister-in-law hurriedly.
The second sister-in-law was a little embarrassed and whispered, "I'm going too."
Only Mrs. Li wanted to go but didn't dare to say it. She had been obedient to the old man all her life and was used to it.
Li Nanshan also called back, saying he would go directly from Bozhou and meet them in Anshi. Tao Xiaoxi told him about her parents' plan not to go.
Li Nanshan was silent for a while, "Give the phone to Dad, I'll talk to him."
Tao Xiaoxi asked Beibei to call Old Man Li over, but it turned out to be worse than not. The father and son started arguing on the phone without saying a word, and Old Man Li hung up the phone directly.
Tao Xiaoxi called back and asked what was going on.
"Dad said she won't go unless Nanqiu comes home."
"That's probably out of the question. In fact, your sister inherited her temperament from her father. The father and daughter are exactly the same. They are both stubborn. Once they make up their minds, no one can persuade them." Tao Xiaoxi said.
Li Nanshan didn't say anything, but a sigh was heard.
"Forget it. If it really doesn't make sense, let's just ignore it. There's no point in worrying about it." Tao Xiaoxi comforted.
"Let me put it this way first." Li Nanshan said and hung up the phone.
Tao Xiaoxi immediately called Nanqiu. Li Nanqiu was very happy to receive the call from her third sister-in-law. She asked her if she had received the letter and told her to come.
"I wanted to come, but your father said that none of us can go until you come back."
"What's going on with this old man? It's fine if he doesn't want to come, but why is he forcing you not to come?" Li Nanqiu became more and more angry as he spoke, his voice choked.
"Honestly, Nanqiu, do you really not want these parents anymore?"
"They don't want me." Li Nanqiu relaxed his expression.
"This is a really unsolvable problem. Your father says you don't want this family, and you say they don't want you. So who doesn't want who? Or are you both waiting for the other to give in first?"
Seeing silence from the other end, Tao Xiaoxi continued, "Dad and Mom have aged a lot in the past few years. Their hair has turned white, their teeth have fallen out, and they can't walk very well. Sometimes, I see them always looking towards the village entrance, wondering if they're waiting for you to come back. I really can't like your dad. He's as stubborn as a cow, but it's also true that he's pitiful. I've experienced that there must be hateful aspects in pitiful people. But even though he hurt me, didn't agree to my marriage with your brother, and repeatedly caused trouble for me, I don't hate him anymore. After all, he gave birth to Li Nanshan, and he gave birth to you and gave you life. Can't you return home in exchange? Even if you repay him for raising you, it can be considered as bringing closure to your father-daughter relationship. You can't expect an old farmer who can't read a word and doesn't have much time left to surrender to you first? After all, you still call him dad."
"In a few days, my clinic will officially open. I would like to formally invite you to come back and attend the opening ceremony. Please think carefully about whether you want to come back or not."
After the phone call ended, Li Nanqiu was already in tears. It wasn't that she didn't want to go home, but she didn't know how to face her father and mother. When she went away to college, she thought that when she returned after graduation, she would definitely let them see her clearly, tell them that she was right, and make her father regret it. But now, she didn't seem to want to see how regretful and ashamed her father was. She just didn't know how to face him. Every time she thought of the scene of their meeting, she got goose bumps. The pleasure of revenge was gone, and the wound in her heart hadn't healed yet. She didn't know how to face her father, nor did she know how to explain herself.
There was a breath in her chest, but she hadn't figured out how to let it out.
So over the years, she tried her best to avoid thinking about this problem, and she could see more clearly by walking with her eyes closed.
Regardless of whether Li Nanqiu came or not, Tao Xiaoxi was seriously and solemnly preparing for the opening of the clinic. However, she did not let Li Nanshan come back because he had just acquired a piece of land and had already started construction.
Shang Qingyan said that Li Nanshan was full of inspiration and was drawing and surveying day and night. For this reason, Tao Xiaoxi specifically asked Shang Qingyan not to let him get too tired.
In a sense, this opening ceremony is a stepping stone for Li Nanqiu to come back. If she really doesn't come back, Tao Xiaoxi's work will be in vain. She doesn't care whether there is such an opening ceremony or not. Her strength and reputation are there, and she has long been famous.
With one day left before the opening, Tao Xiaoxi still hadn't received a call from Li Nanqiu. She began to feel uneasy. Did she make a wrong move? Did she underestimate how much Nanqiu cared, or did she overestimate the place of this family in her heart?
No matter what, there is no regret in making a move. There is no point in regretting. Tao Xiaoxi scratched her head. She had tried her best and the rest would be left to God.
On the night before the opening, all the flower baskets ordered by Zhao Bin were delivered, but Tao Xiaoxi still didn't receive a call from Li Nanqiu.
Zhao Bin asked if it was okay to arrange these things like this, and Tao Xiaoxi casually replied, "Anything is fine."
Tao Xiaoxi stayed by the phone all night and did not leave. Before going to bed, she checked the phone. There was no problem, but it just didn't ring.
"You stupid girl, you're so stubborn!" Tao Xiaoxi said angrily.
The next day, she was awakened by a burst of firecrackers. She was annoyed at who was setting off firecrackers so early in the morning, but then she realized it was her family.
Oh, she's opening her business today! That damn girl Li Nanqiu is really not coming back!
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