He was in a dilemma. How should he answer?
Should he just say that he was his father?
No, that would be too profound. If he suddenly said that, the child might not be able to accept it. Moreover, without He Zhaodi's permission, he did not dare to say it.
"What happened to your arm?" Li He noticed that the color of He Zhou's arm was not right. He walked over to take a look and found that the skin was broken. Fortunately, there was no bleeding.
"I fell while riding my bicycle." He Zhou pointed to a bicycle that was leaning against the corner of the wall.
The bicycle in the corner was a 28 "bicycle. Its beam was taller than He Zhou's.
Li He did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Does it hurt?"
"Yes."
"Then why aren't you crying?"
He Zhou looked at Li He as if he was an idiot. He bit his lip and said, "Mommy isn't home."
"You …"
The corner of Li He's eye twitched involuntarily.
Who did kids nowadays learn to act from?! He realized the importance of acting at such a young age!
And this was his son, his biological son!
Look at other people's children. At this age, they were already so philosophical, humorous, and heartwarming!
There was no way to compare!
"I'm closing the door." He Zhou entered the yard and pressed both hands on the door, as if he was going to close it.
"Is your mommy really not home?" Li He asked.
"Little Zhou, who are you talking to?" A woman's voice came from inside the house.
"It's me." Li He replied. When he saw a girl who looked similar to Zhaodi come over, he asked, "Are you Lai Di?"
"Brother Erhe, it's you. I was wondering why your voice sounded so familiar. I'm Lai Di." Lai Di pulled He Zhou to the side and opened the door. She smiled and said, "Come in and take a seat. Where did you drink this afternoon? You smell like alcohol. I'll pour you some tea."
Li He touched He Zhou's pouting lips and entered the house. It was still the same. The only change was that the crooked persimmon tree in the yard was bearing fruit. The thin tree was full of fruits, and the branches were bent from the weight.
He took the tea from his brother and smiled. "Thank you. Are you the only one in the family?"
Lai Di said, "My sister has been busy at the factory for the past two days. I've been taking care of the children for her for two days. I think she'll be back soon. Otherwise, I can't take care of the two children."
As soon as he finished speaking, another burst of sobbing came from the room.
"This is?" Looking at the child in his brother's arms, Li He shuddered.
Lai Di said as he swayed, "Brother Erhe, do you think that I'll never get married?"
Behind Li He's back, she lifted her clothes and started to nurse the child. Li He immediately understood. He smiled and said, "I didn't realize that you were already married. The child is already so big. I really didn't expect that we wouldn't be able to take care of you when you got married. I'm really sorry."
A lifetime was not a long time, but time passed so quickly!
"Second Brother, why are you saying that? I was just talking to the child's father a few days ago. You spent the money and haven't served us for a year. It's so embarrassing. When you come back at the end of the year, I'll treat you and Third Brother to a meal." Lai Di said as she coaxed the child.
"There's no need for that. I treat you as my younger sisters. It's better for you to live a good life than anything else." Li He immediately understood.
Li Mei and Li Long had donated money to him without his knowledge.
There were five siblings. The eldest sister, Li Mei, the younger brother, Li Long, and himself. The three of them had already established their own families. No matter where they were, unless they ran off to Siberia, there would be no lack of human relations in this family.
People in the countryside were not like people in the city. They valued tradition and human relations. If they were not married yet, they were all relatives. In fact, there were many real relatives.
The countryside was not like the tube-shaped apartment in the city. They had to interact more with each other. Today, you helped me, and today, something happened to your family. I must return the favor. Over and over again, I'm related to you and your family.
Other than traditional weddings and funerals, there were also decorations for a new house, relocation, birthday celebrations, graduation banquets, the anniversary of the old man's death, buying a new car, and so on.
All these years, even if he didn't come back, Li Mei and Li Long would consciously help him donate money to other families.
However, the siblings were not short of money all these years. It was hard to calculate who owed who, so Li He never calculated how much money they had helped him.
Lai Di said, "Second Brother, drink some tea. If it's too hot, there's coke in the fridge. Do you want some?"
He Zhou's eyes lit up when he heard the word coke. Li He wanted to say no, but when he saw He Zhou's expression, he couldn't help but open the fridge and take out a bottle of coke. He unscrewed the cap and handed it to He Zhou.
Lai Di said, "Big Sis doesn't allow him to drink too much. She's afraid that he'll lose his teeth."
Li He smiled. "It's fine to drink once or twice."
Li Lan and Li Yi were the same. If they wanted to eat or drink something that didn't meet the nutritional requirements, they could not ask He Fang, so they had to beg his father. This was also a way for Li He to gain a sense of existence.
"I didn't expect you to come today. I wanted to go to the hospital later to visit the old man." Lai Di put the child in the cradle.
Li He waved his hand. "There's no need to go. It's not a big deal. You guys go about your business. He'll be discharged in a few days."
"Where did you drink at noon?" Lai Di asked. "Did you hear that my dad is here?"
"At my aunt's house. You probably don't know him." Li He smiled. "I heard it from your third brother, so I came to see your dad and was thinking of having a drink with him."
Otherwise, he couldn't explain why a married man would visit a woman's house.
Lai Di said, "Li Zhaoyun? Why don't I know him? I've seen him a few times in the county."
"Oh, what does your husband's family do now? Are you doing well? If they bully you, you have to tell second brother. "Li He was bored to death and couldn't find anything to talk about.
Lai Di said, "You know him? Sister Duan Mei was the matchmaker. His father's name is Duan Housong."
Seeing that Li He didn't react, he smiled and reminded him, "Sister-in-law Duan Mei's eldest nephew."
"Oh, I was wondering why he looked so familiar." Li He just remembered that this was Duan Mei's eldest brother's son. When Duan Mei married, he was still a child, so he didn't pay much attention to him!
He just didn't expect her to marry Lai Di!
Just like that, Duan Mei became Lai Di's little auntie for no reason!
"He's learning how to do business from Sister Mei. If he dares to cheat me, I'll tell Sister Duan Mei." Lai Di called her sister, obviously not caring about seniority.
Li He asked, "That's good. Are they in the county now?"
Lai Di said, "They're all here. My family bought a house less than two miles away from Sister Mei's house. If you have time next time, you can go from our house."
"Sure, I will." Li He agreed casually.
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