Li He came out from the back room. Before he reached the courtyard, he heard the quarrel in the front room.
"You're getting more and more arrogant!" He could tell that it was Li Zhaohui's voice from afar.
"Do you think you're capable of scolding a girl?" Old Grandma was reprimanding Li Zhaohui.
"We're not even home yet. Why are you doing this?" Li He saw Li Yan's tearful eyes and felt sorry for her. He said to Li Zhaohui, "Uncle, don't be like this. It's so rare for us to see each other all year round. Why do you have to make such a scene?"
"Sigh. She's been troubling you all year round. This girl is so disappointing!" Li Zhaohui's original intention wasn't to reprimand his daughter. In fact, he was just putting on an act for Li Zhaokun and his wife to see. He also didn't purely want his niece to bask in this light!
It was just that this girl was disobedient!
He did not know how much money his daughter had earned in the past two years, but she had sent more than 100,000 yuan home this year alone!
He was not stupid. There was no need for him to compete with his daughter!
He could not let Li Zhaokun think that he was a shameless person. Although they were biological brothers, he had to put on a show!
Li Zhaokun was not stupid either. He understood why his third brother had become a demon!
Therefore, he let his third brother pretended to reprimand his daughter. He did not even roll his eyes!
"She's my sister. Isn't it normal for me to take care of her?" Li He also understood this. He patted Li Yan's shoulder and said, "Let's go back. Didn't you buy some clothes for Uncle? Hurry up and try them on. Let him celebrate the new year in a flashy outfit."
The people around them laughed. Only Li Yan did not say a word. She struggled to carry the big suitcase and walked forward.
"Stupid girl." Li Zhaohui laughed awkwardly. He jogged to catch up with his daughter and snatched the heavy suitcase from her.
Li He shook his head and smiled bitterly. Then, he asked Li Long beside him, "Ge Family won't say anything, right?"
Li Long said, "With me around, they wouldn't dare to make a fuss. That kid got married on May 1st, he won't bring this up again."
"That's good. Carry the things." Li He threw the two bottles of wine in his hands to Li Long and walked towards Liu Chuanqi's house with his hands behind his back. Li Long, Da Zhuang, and the others followed behind him.
In the village, he found that there was a big truck parked in front of almost every house.
Li Long said, "Except for a few families, most of them bought it."
"How's the business?" This was a question he had always been worried about.
"Most of them are doing well. No matter what, they make tens of thousands of yuan a year with their eyes closed. Only Sang Yongbo tried to save money on insurance. It's his bad luck. He rode his motorcycle alone and didn't look where he was going. He crashed into his big truck at the fork." Liu Four gloated. "He didn't even have time to brake and his leg was amputated. I don't know what to say. Not only did he pay them 20,000 yuan, but he also lost half a year of work. He borrowed money everywhere and hasn't recovered yet. This New Year … Heh."
From afar, Li He could smell the smoke coming out of the Liu family's kitchen window. The smoke from the chimney on the roof was constantly coming out. Occasionally, he could see the sparks from the unburned wood.
There was also a big truck parked in front of the Liu family's house. A group of children were playing around the big truck. The snow was full of footprints from their footprints.
"Li Ke, bring you back." Li He also saw Li Ke and Li Yi running wildly at the side. He said to Li Yi with a fierce face, "Hurry up and go back. Your mom is looking for you everywhere. If you don't listen to her, she'll beat you up."
His roar silenced many of the children, and they all stood there obediently.
Li Yi turned a deaf ear and continued to tug at a little boy's shirt, giggling. However, Li Ke was very obedient. He grabbed Li Yi and said, "Let's go home for dinner. Grandma is shouting."
Her Dutch language was still so hard to pronounce. It was just a nasal vowel sound. The distance between the vowel sounds was not enough and she could not even roll her tongue. However, it was enough to make Li Long and Duan Mei very happy.
"Kid, come in. It's cold outside," He Laoxi shouted at the boy who was being tugged at by Li Yi.
"Okay." The little boy answered crisply. However, he wanted to enter the house but could not shake Li Yi off.
Li Yi was being tugged at from behind by Li Ke. In a hurry, she could not express herself well in Mandarin and Dutch. She could only speak in a language that only she could understand.
"Alright, let go of brother." Li He looked at the little boy carefully.
This was He Zhou.
He was taller and had a wheat-colored complexion like his mother. His eyes were also big.
This made Li He very emotional. He did not squint his eyes like his mother.
His son and daughter did not have any shortcomings like him.
Li Yi's hand was stopped by Li He and she was dragged home unwillingly.
"They are just children. Just let them play." A middle-aged man in a woolen coat handed Li He a cigarette.
"Are you coming back for the New Year this year?" Li He took the cigarette and greeted Liu Song, Liu Chuanji's son.
Liu Song was a few years older than him. Whether it was in his previous life or this life, the two of them did not have much interaction.
"If I don't come back, my father will fight with me." Liu Song smiled and welcomed Li He into the house.
There was a circle of people standing at the door. They were all from the village and they all greeted Li He.
"Da Song has been promoted again. He is now a battalion cadre," Li Zhi said in an envious tone.
"Sigh, we are all idling around." Although Liu Song said so, he still could not hide the pride on his face.
His wife passed by the door with the child in her arms. He was about to introduce his wife, but she did not even look at him and went outside. Awkwardness flashed past.
Li He pretended not to see it and asked Li Ang, who was standing at the door in a daze, "Have you started working?"
"He has been working for a long time." Li Zhi spoke for his son. "Look, he has become a bookworm. He just doesn't talk."
"As long as you have it in your heart." Li He helped to smooth things over. Of course, he could also see the joy on Li Zhi's face. He took advantage of the situation and asked, "What's the unit?"
"The petrochemical plant in Zhengzhou, as a technical staff." Li Ang said this time.
"That's good." Li He did not mean to flatter him. The petrochemical plant was not a place that ordinary people could enter.
"Sigh, his job is stable now. I just want him to have a family as soon as possible." Li Zhi beamed and said, "Take care of the child while your sister-in-law and I are still able to work."
"Don't stand at the door. Come in." Jiang Li, Liu Chuanqi's son-in-law, greeted them while carrying the dishes.
He was much more popular than before.
Maybe it was because he was poor in the past and did not have the confidence to speak. But now the business of the big truck was so good that his voice became rough.
"Come in." Li He found that no one was willing to follow him into the central room without him.
"You are so naughty! Naughty!" A woman's scolding was accompanied by the crying of a child.
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