Li Xu snatched the phone, but the other side had already hung up.
Li Xu sighed and felt tired. Aunt Lin Wansu was 15 years older than him. Why was she acting more like a child than him?
Can't she be more mature?
"Aunt! When did I say Lin Yuqing was my girlfriend? "
"Is she not your girlfriend?"
Li Xu covered his head and said: "No, even if she is my girlfriend, she is still a thousand miles away from my daughter-in-law."
"So you haven't gotten her yet?"
Li Xu opened his mouth and was disappointed.
"Forget it. Let's start the car."
• • • • •
The car slowly drove on the streets of Chengdu. This was the place where Li Xu had lived for 17 years.
Compared to Seoul, the pace of life in Chengdu was much slower and more leisurely.
Today was Chinese New Year's Eve. There were not many people on the streets. Many of the foreigners who worked in Chengdu had already returned home. Some of the locals were leisurely strolling on the streets, or sitting around playing cards, drinking tea, and setting up the Dragon's Gate array.
It was rare to see such a scene, even in Seoul during the holidays.
Li Xu's house was in the west of the city. It was a three-story detached house. Du Fu's cottage was not far away. Although they were not rich, they were still well-off.
Lin Wansu opened the garage door to park the car. Li Xu did not wait for her. He pushed open the door and pressed the doorbell.
"Mom, I am back! Did you miss me? "
Li Xu shouted at the door.
"Xiao Xu."
The door opened, and a face that couldn't be more familiar appeared behind the door.
Although she looked the same as before, Li Xu felt his mother seemed to have aged a little.
Li Xu's mother looked behind him and said: "You came back alone? Where is my daughter-in-law? "
Li Xu was a little embarrassed: "Don't listen to your aunt. I don't have a daughter-in-law."
"Then why did you come back? I am not looking at you. "
Li Xu: "?"
Are you really my mother?
Of course, even though she said that, Mrs. Li still pulled Li Xu aside and asked him a lot of questions.
"Little Xu, why did you lose weight again?"
"I didn't lose weight. I'm two kilograms heavier than when I came back last year."
"Can you get used to life in Korea?"
Li Xu said helplessly, "Mom, I've been living in Korea for four years. I'm used to it. You don't have to ask me every year."
"Oh, look at me, I'm confused. Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat."
"I ate on the plane. I'm not hungry at all."
After Lin Wansu parked the car, she saw the mother and son standing at the door, one asking and the other answering. This was the process that Li Xu had to go through almost every year when he returned home.
Lin Wansu said, "That's enough. You and your son can talk inside."
The three of them entered and sat on the sofa in the living room.
Li Xu asked, "Where's my dad?"
"Your father is reading in the study."
"Is he pretending to read the classics again?"
Mother Li said helplessly, "If he hears you, he'll get angry with you."
"What can't I hear?" A middle-aged man with a stern expression walked down the stairs. He looked about fifty percent like Lee Jiu, but his expression was much more serious than Lee Jiu's.
Li Xu's father was called Li Dongsheng. In the 90's, during the rapid development period, Li Dongsheng, who was in his teens, jumped on the train of the construction industry. He completed the transition from an ordinary construction worker to a contractor. He then founded his own construction company and started his own business.
Although his life was stable, Li Dongsheng always had a problem. That was, his education level was too low.
Li Dongsheng, who grew up in poverty, didn't even finish elementary school. This made him unable to recognize many words. Even when signing contracts, it was very difficult.
So Li Dongsheng started to teach himself from Pinyin. He learned the words one by one. Later, he started to read novels and various classics.
But after all, Li Dongsheng's work was very busy. He didn't have much time to read and learn. In addition, because many of the foreign classics were translated directly, it was very difficult for Li Dongsheng to read. He also had to ask Li Xu from time to time.
Li Xu would occasionally say a few words to Li Dongsheng, telling him to stop reading the foreign classics and go out for tea when he was free.
Father Li said that although his education level wasn't high, he really loved learning, so he could be considered a cultured person.
Not only did he have Li Xu's study, but Li Dongsheng also had his own study.
And Li Dongsheng's study was bigger than Li Xu's. There were more books. Of course, most of them were for show. He didn't read them at all.
"Dad."
"Yes, you're back." Father Li nodded slightly.
Mother Li couldn't stand Father Li's attitude. "That's enough. Before our son came back, you talked about him all day. Now you're so serious."
"Who talked about him all day? I was waiting for this kid to come back and teach him a lesson. "
Father Li was stubborn. He turned to Li Xu. "Look at you. You went to study in Korea for four years. After graduation, you went to play games. Is that proper?"
Li Xu refused to accept: "That's not called playing games. E-Sports is also a kind of sports. Didn't you see that the Asian Games have this event?"
"Don't try to scare me. I even went online to check. The next Asian Games will be canceled."
Yo! Dad, you even went online to check?
"I did it for my dream."
"What kind of dream is playing games? Can't you be more promising? Look at your father's dream. "
Li Xu was confused: "May I ask what your dream is?"
Father Li was very proud: "I want to go to university. Let me tell you, I've been seriously studying high school knowledge recently. I'm preparing to take the college entrance exam the year after next year."
Li Jiu chuckled. "Four years ago, I've already fulfilled your dream, yet you won't let me pursue my own dream?"
Father Li choked for a moment. You let this little brat study so much just to insult me?
"You can't even support yourself. What dream are you talking about? I also worked to support myself. Later on, I started to study on my own. "
Li Xu refused to accept: "My annual salary is 30 million won. That's about 180,000 RMB. I'm part of the high income group. How can I not support myself? Based on my performance, it won't be a problem to increase my salary tenfold next season. "
Father Li was angry: "180,000 is nothing! Even your nephew's tuition is 100,000 RMB. What can 180,000 RMB do? "
"Wait, wait."
Li Xu felt something was wrong: "Since when did I have a nephew?"
"Did Lin Caichang give birth? She's not even married yet. "
Li Xu was furious and slammed the table: "Which bastard did this? I'll beat him to death. "
Lin Wansu interrupted: "What are you thinking? Did you forget that you have a cousin? "
Li Xu thought for a moment: "Oh! I remember now, I have a cousin that I've heard rumors about. "
Li Xu did have a cousin. She was his uncle's daughter, but that cousin went abroad before Li Xu was born. Li Xu had never met her, so he had forgotten about it.
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