The day before Shu Lin's holiday, it was time to go out of school. Li Hehua stood at the gate of the academy waiting for Shu Lin to come out. Zhang Tieshan also came with him, and of course, Heizi was definitely there.
Li Hehua knew that Zhang Lin wanted to see her grandson, and she understood that this was human nature. Although she was reluctant, she could not refuse.
When Shulin comes out later, she will have to coax him well, otherwise it will not be so easy for the little guy to go back and stay with Zhang Tieshan for a few days.
Li Hehua looked at Heizi, who was squatting at her feet and looking at the gate of the academy seriously, and thought to herself, if she took Heizi back with Shulin so that he could have a companion, the little guy would probably be much more willing, right?
Li Hehua simply squatted down, hugged Heizi's big head and rubbed it, and negotiated with it, "Heizi, later, Shulin will go back to see his grandma after school, but Shulin is reluctant to leave. When the time comes, you can coax him, play with him, and let him go back to see grandma obediently, okay?"
“Woof…Woo…”
Li Hehua patted Heizi lovingly, "Okay, I know you're a good boy, I'll rely on you later!"
“Woof…Woo…”
Li Hehua touched foreheads with Heizi, "Then let's make it a deal!"
The man and the dog agreed to this and both of them were very satisfied.
Zhang Tieshan looked at the man and the dog squatting on the ground communicating without any obstacles, and smiled softly. He felt that it was infinitely beautiful. This kind of life was what he wanted.
After a while, the school gate opened, and many children came out of the gate carrying small book boxes and ran towards their parents. Shu Lin stayed at the end and did not see him come out until almost all the children had left.
The little person was carrying a small bookcase and walking slowly. He took each step very seriously, as if walking was something very serious and important. That little expression was enough to melt anyone's heart.
Li Hehua couldn't help but call out to him, "Shulin——"
When the little guy heard her voice, he looked up immediately. When he saw her face, his eyes widened as if shining, and his little mouth opened slightly, obviously very happy.
The little guy immediately quickened his pace, leaving Master Gu who brought him out behind and ran straight towards Li Hehua. However, after running a few steps, he suddenly braked.
The little fellow lowered his head and thought for a while, then turned around, cupped his hands towards Gu Zhijin, slightly bent his waist, and saluted his teacher. It was quite formal, but his little body did not have that sense of solemnity, but instead had an inexplicable sense of joy.
Gu Zhijin curled his lips slightly and raised his hand to signal him to stand up. "Okay, go over there quickly. Your mother is waiting for you."
After hearing the teacher's words, the little fellow turned around again and ran towards Li Hehua with his short legs. The things in the small bookcase made a clattering sound as he ran.
When Li Hehua saw him saluting Master Gu just now, his heart melted. Unable to control his excitement, he also ran towards the little guy, picked him up and spun him around, "Shulin, my dear baby, you were great just now. You even learned to salute the master."
The little guy blinked his eyes, stretched out his short hands, hugged Li Hehua's neck, and rubbed it like a kitten.
Heizi also ran over, circling around the mother and son, being very affectionate.
"Shulin, look Heizi is here to pick you up, do you want to come down and play with Heizi?"
Shulin nodded.
As soon as Li Hehua put him down, he hugged Heizi's head and rubbed it. Heizi also rubbed Shulin's head, making a "woohoo" sound.
Seeing that the little guy was so happy now, Li Hehua glanced at Zhang Tieshan and signaled him to tell Shulin about taking him home.
Zhang Tieshan received Li Hehua's gaze, walked over, hugged Shulin into his arms, and pinched his little nose, "You little guy, it's the same whether you see your father or not, right? Have you forgotten your father?"
The little guy blinked twice quickly, hugged Zhang Tieshan's neck like he hugged Li Hehua, and buried his face in his neck.
He hasn't forgotten his father.
Zhang Tieshan smiled and patted the back of his head. "Okay, Daddy forgives you, but grandma and uncle can't. They miss Shulin very much and want to see you. Can you go home with Daddy and stay for two days to meet grandma and uncle?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the little guy raised his head, abandoned his father again, and stretched out his little hands towards Li Hehua.
Mother, please take me away quickly, father is trying to take me away.
Li Hehua felt helpless and amused when he saw the little guy looking like he had met a bad guy. How come his father only wanted to take him home to stay for two days, but the little guy acted as if he was going to be kidnapped? Zhang Tieshan was not a good father.
Li Hehua did not hug Shulin, but said to him gently: "Shulin, grandma misses you so much, and uncle misses you so much too. If they can't see you anymore, they will miss you so much that they will get sick, and it will be very painful. Shulin doesn't want grandma and uncle to suffer, right?"
The little guy's outstretched hand froze and he looked at Li Hehua blankly.
Li Hehua continued, "Look, as long as you go back and stay for two days, grandma and uncle won't have to suffer anymore. When they get better, you can come back to mom right away, just like you are now, okay?"
The little guy's arm retracted a little, as if hesitating.
Li Hehua smiled and said, "Besides, you are not going back alone. Heizi will be with you. Why don't you take Heizi to Sheung Shui Village to play? Heizi's original home is there, and he misses home too."
The little guy's arms retracted a little bit, and his little eyes blinked pitifully.
Li Hehua was actually very heartbroken. If possible, she really didn't want to leave Shulin for a single day. But adults can't be as willful as children. She had to coax Shulin.
"Mom knows Shulin is the best behaved one, right?"
The little guy's mouth pouted, looking very aggrieved, which made Li Hehua almost cry.
What's wrong with her? Shulin just went back to the village to stay for two days, why did she act like she was parting forever? She must have been influenced by the little guy. No, this can't be possible.
Li Hehua quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeves, knowing that Shulin was almost coaxed, she turned and walked towards Gu Zhijin. She wanted to ask for two days off for Shulin, and let Shulin stay in the village for three days and come back to school after three days. Otherwise, the child would not be able to bear getting up from the bed before dawn to go to school. It should be okay to delay for two days.
"Master Gu, I want to ask Shulin for two days off. He needs to go back to see his grandmother. The village is far from the town, so it's not very convenient for him to come to school. Do you think it's okay?"
It was indeed inconvenient to come from the village, and Shulin's current homework was not so urgent, so he just had to postpone the content to be taught in those two days, so Gu Zhijin nodded and agreed: "Okay."
Li Hehua thanked him with a smile.
Gu Zhijin looked at the man holding Shu Lin not far away, smiled and nodded at him, and only turned back after watching the three people and the dog walk away.
Zhang Tieshan was going to take Shulin back to the village, so they had to say goodbye at the entrance of the alley. Li Hehua held back her reluctance and handed the small bundle in her hand to Zhang Tieshan. She said to Shulin, "Mom made a lot of delicious food for Shulin. They are all in the bundle, including French fries, cakes, candied haws, and meat jerky. These are all for Shulin. When Shulin has finished eating, he can come back to see mom."
The little guy's eyes were wet and his mouth was pouting, but he tried not to cry. He looked so pitiful.
Li Hehua's heart was broken. She didn't dare to look anymore and said quickly, "Zhang Tieshan, you take him back. I'm leaving." After that, she lowered her head and walked quickly into the alley. She didn't dare to look back at all, for fear of seeing Shulin crying, otherwise she would regret it.
It was not until she rushed into the house and closed the door that Li Hehua leaned against the door and bit her lip. It took her a while to recover her composure. However, looking at the huge yard where she was now alone and the little guy was no longer there, she suddenly missed him very much. She wanted to rush out and snatch the little guy back.
Afraid that she would miss Shulin, Li Hehua had to go into the kitchen and start preparing ingredients for tomorrow's business. After a while, Sister Xie came, and she tried hard to chat with her to occupy her mind.
However, that night, without the little one around, Li Hehua couldn't sleep. He got up before dawn the next day to grind soy milk, as he couldn't sleep anyway.
While pushing the millstone with great effort, Li Hehua was thinking about Shulin in her mind. She wondered who the little guy slept with last night, Zhang Tieshan or Zhang Linshi? She also wondered if the little guy was not used to it. She also remembered that the little guy didn't like to eat before, and only ate the food she cooked. Now Zhang Linshi was cooking, and she didn't know if the little guy was willing to eat.
Li Hehua's mind was full of worries.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, startling Li Hehua out of his thoughts.
Who is it so early in the morning?
Li Hehua walked towards the door and asked, "Who is it?"
A response came from the other side of the door, "Me."
Li Hehua opened his eyes wide.
Zhang Tieshan? Why is he here again? Shu Lin is not here, why is he here?
Li Hehua opened the door in surprise, "Zhang Tieshan, what are you doing here?"
Zhang Tieshan frowned inadvertently, did not answer her, came in from the door, rolled up his sleeves and started grinding without saying a word.
Li Hehua frowned, "Zhang Tieshan, what are you doing?"
Zhang Tieshan only answered with three words, "Grinding soy milk."
She knew that he was grinding soy milk, but what she asked was why he came to grind the soy milk today. Shulin was not at home today, so shouldn't he be at home with Shulin? Why was he coming to her place?
Li Hehua was filled with confusion and all the messy thoughts that had occurred to him before came to his mind again, becoming increasingly out of control.
As usual, Zhang Tieshan ground the soy milk, helped Li Hehua set up the stall, and then assisted her with other work until closing the stall in the afternoon, when he sent Li Hehua home.
Li Hehua had been thinking about all sorts of things the whole day. At this moment, seeing Zhang Tieshan was about to leave, he finally couldn't help but said to him, "Zhang Tieshan, Shulin is not here now, you don't have to help me, just stay at home and accompany Shulin." After saying that, he quickly closed the door without looking at Zhang Tieshan's reaction, leaned against the door and listened to the movement outside, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the footsteps disappeared.
She was absent-minded all day, and it was Zhang Tieshan's behavior that made her think too much. Before, she thought it was because of Shulin, and Zhang Tieshan came to help her for Shulin, because he was afraid that she would be too busy to handle it alone and ignore Shulin.
But if that was the case, why did he come today? Shulin had gone back with him, and she was a single woman at home, so his coming here would definitely cause misunderstandings. She didn't believe that Zhang Tieshan didn't think of this, but he still came. Apart from this reason, Li Hehua couldn't think of anything else.
Zhang Tieshan really treats her...
But I still found it unbelievable and tried desperately to deny it.
What happened to Zhang Tieshan? Didn't he hate her? Why would he like her now? This shouldn't be the case.
Li Hehua pounded her head in frustration, and asked herself countless times in her heart whether she was overthinking, but the answer was: She wasn't overthinking, and Zhang Tieshan seemed to really have that intention towards her.
Li Hehua sat down depressed. If she didn't think about why she liked him, if Zhang Tieshan really had feelings for her, what would her attitude be?
Li Hehua thought that of course he should refuse.
Zhang Tieshan is a good person. He is handsome, responsible and capable. He is really good to women. Such a person is definitely a good husband, but she can't accept him.
She still remembered who she was now: the super rogue bitch Li Hehua! This kind of woman was her, she was Li Hehua.
She had seen how much Zhang Tieshan hated her, and Zhang Tieshan's mother and brother hated her even more. She still remembered what kind of life she lived when she first came to live in the Zhang family: no room to live in, no place to sleep, nothing to eat, and she had to accept Zhang Lin's misunderstandings. In the end, she was kicked out of the Zhang family and had nowhere to go.
Those days were the most aggrieved days she had ever experienced in her life.
Even though she has never been in love and marriage is even more distant for her, she knows about marriage. Marriage is not a matter between two people, but a matter between two families. It is very important to have a good mother-in-law, a good sister-in-law, and a good brother-in-law. If your mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law don't like you, no matter how good your man is, it's all in vain. You shouldn't marry such a person.
In modern times, many of the young ladies around her are experts in love, and some are married with children. When chatting with her, they have told her more than once the importance of having a good mother-in-law. They told her that when looking for a man, you must find one whose mother-in-law will treat you well, or at least not one who hates you.
Therefore, no matter how good Zhang Tieshan is, she cannot consider him because she cannot wait for Zhang Linshi.
She just told him not to come, he should understand what she meant, right? She didn't need to say more.
The next day, Li Hehua got up trembling with fear and packed his things, fearing that there would be another knock on the door and he would see Zhang Tieshan. Fortunately, no one knocked on the door today and Zhang Tieshan did not show up.
Li Hehua breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhang Tieshan had understood her meaning and would not come again in the future.
Li Hehua happily set up the stall to sell breakfast, and gradually regained his relaxed smile. But just when Li Hehua was relaxed, Zhang Tieshan unexpectedly appeared again, and went straight into the stall. His big hands cleared the used dishes and chopsticks on the table as usual, and he seemed to be another waiter.
It was as if she hadn't said anything yesterday.
Li Hehua's smile froze. She wanted to go up and ask Zhang Tieshan what he meant and whether he understood her, but there were so many people coming and going at the stall that she didn't find a suitable opportunity to talk all day. She just kept on asking until she closed the stall and went home.
Watching the man put the cart away, Li Hehua finally found an opportunity, took a deep breath, looked directly into Zhang Tieshan's eyes, and asked, "Zhang Tieshan, did you understand what I said yesterday?"
Zhang Tieshan looked gloomy and stared at Li Hehua without saying a word.
Li Hehua felt uneasy when being stared at, but he still suppressed his discomfort and continued, "Zhang Tieshan, I can handle it here, you really don't need to come to help, after all, we don't have any relationship, if you do this, other people will misunderstand, and it will be bad if there is gossip."
In fact, she didn't care about the gossip. It was just an excuse she used. Didn't the ancients care about their reputation? Being accused of gossip should be considered serious. If Zhang Tieshan cared about it, he shouldn't have come again.
Zhang Tieshan pursed his lips, his brows and eyes looked even more serious, as if there were thousands of emotions in them.
Li Hehua didn't want to face his deep eyes anymore, so he said, "You can go back. Thank you for your help today."
Zhang Tieshan did not leave. Instead, he grabbed Li Hehua's arm and said in a low voice: "Can I marry you?" It's not that I will marry you again, but that I will marry you.
Li Hehua's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Zhang Tieshan in a daze.
He wasn't joking, he was serious.
Li Hehua was so scared that she suddenly shook off his hand, took a few steps back, and could hardly speak clearly, "Zhang Tieshan, what are you talking about! I...I...you have already divorced me, why are you doing this now?"
Zhang Tieshan's hand was thrown away, and he clenched his fist tightly. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "You know, I am only divorcing Li Hehua, not you. I am not going to marry Li Hehua, but you."
"Buzz..." Li Hehua's mind went blank for a moment, his face turned pale, and he looked at Zhang Tieshan in disbelief, mumbling, "You, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
Zhang Tieshan took a step forward and looked at her. "You know what I'm talking about, right? I know you're not Li Hehua. I've made a clear distinction between you two. I like you, the real you, not someone else, just you. I want to marry you, love you and spoil you. Can you give me a chance?"
Li Hehua was so frightened that he took two steps back again, and had not yet recovered from the impact.
What did Zhang Tieshan mean? He knew she was not the original Li Hehua? How did he know? Was he kidding?
Li Hehua was really panicked. He had no idea how to deal with the situation at hand. He could only point at the door and said, "Go away. I don't want to talk now. Please close the door for me when you leave. Thank you." After that, he ran straight into the room and locked the door from the inside.
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