She knew He Zhaodi's character very well. She never owed anyone a favor, let alone her own son.
Moreover, the He family had a big business. How could they be short of food and lodging expenses?
After eating and drinking, Liu Jiawei wanted to play cards. He was surrounded by a group of rich people. If he didn't take advantage of the opportunity to win some money, he would probably be very sad at the end of the month.
"It's too small. I don't want to play." Li Lan was a little eager. He occasionally played cards in the dormitory, but he couldn't let it go. Most of the time, he played with eight or ten yuan.
If he won money, he would be embarrassed. After all, his classmates' family wasn't very well off. If he lost, he might lose three to five days of living expenses. No matter what, he couldn't win.
If he lost, it would lose the meaning of playing cards. He didn't play cards for the sake of losing.
However, he could play freely with Liu Shan and the others. Although Liu Jiawei often complained about being poor, he definitely didn't lack money. To put it bluntly, he had a family background.
"You can play as much as you want. I'll play with you. Let's go to my house." There was no one at Liu Shan's house, so they could play happily.
Everyone responded positively and went to Liu Shan's house in a lively manner. After all, Li Zhaokun was a patient. What he needed the most was rest. They couldn't make a scene here.
"It's good to be young." Looking at the children leaving, He Fang sighed. "You can stay up late and endure hardship."
"Why don't you tell the child to come back early?" Li He asked curiously. In the past, He Fang would have told Li Lan over and over again.
"The child has grown up. He has to have his own circle. It's not good to be always cooped up. Who didn't grow up young?" He Fang realized that Li He was the only one who could accompany her to the end of her life. The child would have his own family sooner or later.
"Just be optimistic," Li He said with a smile. "When we were in college, we were also crazy. When we got drunk, we would drink and play finger-guessing games day and night."
"Oh, by the way, on the way back, I heard Duan Mei say that in a few days, it will be our father's birthday. Should we hold a birthday party for him? To make him happy? "He Fang suddenly thought of this.
"Let me ask him." No matter what it was, Li He still had to ask Li Zhaokun first. Otherwise, he would definitely do something bad out of good intentions.
The old couple were watching TV in the room. Li He walked in and chatted a little. Then he directly pointed out his intention. However, he didn't expect that he would be strongly opposed by Wang Yulan.
Wang Yulan said, "Being well is better than anything else."
"No, no." Li Zhaokun shook his head like a rattle drum.
"That's a good thing. Didn't you say that Four and Five won't come back? It won't be lively during the New Year. I'll take advantage of your birthday party to call them back. You'll be full of grandchildren. You'll be happy to see them." Li He couldn't understand why the old couple didn't agree.
"Why bother them? Let's wait until the end of the year. If they can come back at the end of the year, then come back. If not, then come back when you have time." Wang Yulan muttered, "Why do we still need to hold a birthday party? Don't make trouble."
"Although we say we're busy, we can always find time to come back. Don't worry, I'll handle it. You don't need to worry about it." Li He thought that his mother was afraid of trouble, so he tried his best to comfort her.
"I said I won't do it, so I won't do it. Why are you so long-winded?" Li Zhaokun said angrily, "Do you think I have too much luck? Do you want me to die faster?"
"What are you talking about? Who wants you to die?" Li He had an innocent look on his face.
"Holding a birthday party is a loss of luck. Our family's luck isn't bad enough." Wang Yulan sighed. "Stop it."
"Mother, what are you thinking? We don't lack money or power now. You have a house full of grandchildren. Why don't you have luck?"
If he didn't have luck, his father wouldn't be as free as he was now.
"Our family used to be a small family. We didn't know the next meal. We didn't help anyone. If anyone came to beg, we would scold them away." Wang Yulan lowered the volume of the TV and continued, "We didn't save much luck. Your father was young and had to run around. He still owes us a lot."
Accumulating good deeds was the source of luck. She, Wang Yulan, had never done anything immoral in her life, but it was possible that her man hadn't! She had read his fortune before. The sorcerer had said that her man didn't waste his luck by indulging his greed, anger, and delusion. He didn't have much luck. It was best for him to be safe and stable.
Now, her children were successful in their careers. They had a family and a career. She was already very lucky. She didn't dare to mess around! If she was not satisfied and wasted her luck, she wouldn't even have a place to cry if something happened.
"No, we don't believe in these things. It's nothing to hold a birthday party." Li He still wanted to insist.
"Karma is fixed," Li Zhaokun said snappily. "Whatever God says it's going to give, it's how much!"
He had arranged weddings and funerals for people all his life. He knew this better than anyone else.
Holding a birthday party was a joyous event. That was true. But a joyous event depended on what it was. For example, getting married was to receive blessings. It had to be joyous.
However, the birthday party was to receive blessings. Those who came to congratulate him would definitely be younger or younger than him. Although they would say a lot of good things, he had to spread the blessings!
He, Li Zhaokun, was definitely not willing to do this kind of unprofitable business. He was not an auspicious sign, not a golden rooster, not an auspicious tiger, and definitely not Zhong Kui!
He knew himself. Although he didn't do anything bad when he was young, he didn't do anything good either.
Their family wasn't a kind family.
After watching so many TV dramas, he could sum up his experience. Most of the landlords, old moneybags, and country squires died of anger at their birthday banquets. They were shot, assassinated, or suffered a blow. Not many of them could live for long.
He didn't know how to say the proverb "Prosperity leads to decline".
However, he understood what it meant to be too good.
"Up to you then." Since the old couple was unwilling to do it, Li He didn't want to say more.
He returned to the house and chatted with He Fang for a while.
"There's such a saying?" He Fang said with a smile. "I've never heard of it."
"The old man knows the rules of weddings and funerals very well. Let's just assume that he's right." Li He got onto the bed and sighed. "He's not willing to do it, and he's even saving us trouble. Let him do as he pleases."
"Actually, what he said makes sense. On TV, people often say things like 'God bless the old man, give him blessings'. So that's what it is." He Fang said with a smile as she swiped on her phone. "Sigh, the signal in this house is really bad. I sent a message, and I couldn't get out for a long time."
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