When Chu Yifeng was muttering to himself about missing Bi Yue, the Bi family in the restaurant were also talking about him, and his left ear was burning from talking.
Master Fan had taken off his cooking clothes and was wearing a long gown. He was fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan in one hand and holding his large teacup in the other.
It's not mealtime, so I can finally take a break. I asked Liu Yafang casually:
"That young man who came to the store a few days ago, is he your eldest girl's boyfriend?"
"Yeah then." Liu Yafang replied casually without even raising her head.
I lowered my head and continued to press the calculator, thinking that the price of straight-cut spareribs was too high. I could stew spareribs with potatoes and beans, but I could just use large bones. Oh, what a difference in money.
"That young man is rare. Look at me today. Cooking is my strong point. I have never cooked for the old lady at home.
Just twice, both times when the old lady was pregnant with our second child, she sprained her back."
It was obvious that Master Fan was homesick. Even at his age, he could still recall things from decades ago. He seemed to be talking to himself:
"So, sister. That guy is quite rare. I saw the noodles he made the other day, they seemed to be a local dish of Kyoto, right? He worked very quickly and efficiently. He seemed to be quite capable. Judging from his clothes, he was quite good. He's a good match for a big girl."
Liu Yafang raised her head immediately after hearing this. She wanted to be modest, but her words came out as showing off. Her vanity was immediately satisfied, and she laughed:
"Well, that's okay. Unlike those talented kids who can do anything.
His parents are both high-ranking officials, officials that we dare not even imagine.
He is a soldier, battalion-level, and he is in charge of quite a few people in the army.
Who knows what he'll be like in the future? Will he be as capable as his father? That's all up to fate.
Anyway, there's really nothing to say about that kid. Just imagine what kind of family he comes from. He came to our shop and helped with everything, haha."
Master Fan nodded. "Oh, soldiers are good, no doubt about it! Have both families met?"
Liu Yafang's smile was no longer so natural. She only mumbled something and started fiddling with the calculator again:
"Soon. We must meet then."
…
When Liang Xiaoxiao opened the door, she heard her grandmother mumbling to her grandfather:
"I told you to get out and line up to buy me a big piece of tofu, but you kept putting it off. What's going on? They've all been snatched up, right? You're really like a nobody."
Grandpa retorted, "I can't find it. If you really want to make big tofu, why don't you buy it yourself?"
Ever since my grandparents came, they would talk to each other about any little thing, such as peeling onions or making soy sauce.
In the past, Liang Xiaoxiao thought it sounded annoying, but now she doesn’t think so anymore.
That was a companion, an old companion. Her father didn't have such a companion.
Liang Xiaoxiao, who used to only hope that her father would get divorced and become single, opened the door to the study.
"dad?"
"I'm back from school."
"Yeah." Liang Xiaoxiao walked closer to the desk and saw the "Application Form for Compulsory Enforcement" pressed by a book. She pursed her lips and said nothing, then looked up at Liang Baisheng.
Liang Bosheng knew that his daughter had seen it, so he sighed inwardly and pointed to the sofa next to him.
"Dad, are you really planning to take the Ding family's house?"
Liang Bosheng looked at the form and sneered.
That woman was full of cleverness. She was so smart that she funded her parents' home to build a house, renovate it and change the floor area, and the house photo became her name.
She said she had no money. He knew she didn't have much, but was she without money and a house?
"Um."
Liang Xiaoxiao said anxiously:
"Then Haoyu, Dad, Haoyu will have no place to live.
He had just gone to the countryside to study, and he must have felt a huge gap in his heart, not knowing what to expect. Without a fixed place to live, what about him?
I'm not saying you have to do this or that. I just feel, Dad, Haoyu and I are the same. It's that woman who's hateful, not him."
Liang Bosheng said calmly, "That has nothing to do with us. Survival of the fittest. Whether you can adapt or not, people adapt to the environment. I have no obligation to create an environment for him."
Liang Xiaoxiao was very conflicted. She lowered her head and told Liang Bosheng about her conflicted feelings for the first time. She had previously complained to Bi Yue.
"Dad, I understand the truth.
Whether they have a house or not is none of our business. Compared to the damage we have done to you, Dad, no amount of houses can make up for it.
I also know that he doesn't have a biological mother. Even if she is not a human being, she can't ignore him.
But when I think about...
He's only nine years old. He's not yet at the same age as me, where I can change my mindset. I'm afraid he won't be able to handle such a big change. Even an adult like me feels..."
Facing his distressed daughter, Liang Bosheng felt complicated emotions.
He was happy that his daughter was a kind and affectionate child, but also a little angry.
He was angry and also angry at his daughter for being so affectionate and loyal. It tugged at his heart and made him worry about Liang Haoyu, but he hated her when he thought about her.
Liang Bosheng said calmly:
"Xiaoxiao, did you think dad was very tolerant before? But what I want to tell you now is that I was not tolerant.
Giving and tolerating are two different things.
Humility and tolerance have two different meanings.
I must fight for what is mine, like this house.
Whether they live in the open air or on the street has nothing to do with our Liang family.
They were capable of doing such a thing, and they never thought about what would happen to us afterwards.
If someone is no longer worthy of your giving and humility, you shouldn't tolerate them. Do you understand?
Remember this when you enter society. You must change your tendency to overthink things and be more decisive. What's yours is yours. Okay, get out now."
Liang Bosheng used the word "shortcomings". This was the first time Liang Bosheng pointed out the flaws in Liang Xiaoxiao's character after she turned fifteen.
Liang Bosheng never said what he intended to do with the house. He didn't intend to tell his daughter.
In his opinion, the lesson Xiaoxiao missed should not be to continue to discover the good in human nature, but the evil.
In the future, Xiaoxiao will be able to be more careful no matter who she marries or what she does.
…
At the Shanxi construction site, Chen Dapeng shouted to Bi Tielin, who was wearing a safety helmet:
"Second brother, phone call!"
Bi Tielin hurried to the lounge and just said "Hello" when the person on the other end of the phone sighed and complained when he heard it was him.
The person who called was Bi Tielin's subordinate, who was out of town buying cigarettes and alcohol for him and looking for young wives. He was the "big pillar" that Bi Tielin used as an example for Bi Jinzhi.
Dazhuzi said angrily:
"Tie Lin, seriously, I'm out of ideas.
That foreign liquor is very difficult to get. It is expensive to buy, and it is also high-end.
I never need to notify Kyoto when I purchase goods. I used to... I won’t mention it now.
As a result, I got a few boxes and was about to ship them out, but my brother said the purchase price was too high and asked me to sell them.
Tielin, if I go back on my word with those smugglers, I won’t be able to continue in this business anymore. I’ll pack up my things and come find you!” (To be continued.)
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