You want to be reasonable, right? " He Fang leaned back on the chair, one leg on the sofa, and crossed her arms. "Then let me be reasonable with you. Let's have a democratic vote. The first choice is to go to France, the second choice is to go to England, and the third choice is to go to South Africa. Please choose.
No matter what choice you make, your father and I will support you. "
Li Yi said, "This isn't democracy!"
He Fang said, "Why isn't it democracy? I've listed the candidates for you to vote on and fully respected your wishes. What else are you dissatisfied with? I've learned from the advanced experience of the developed countries. "
Li Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "But none of the candidates you've listed are what I want. You're obviously picking the best of the worst. You're making things difficult for me."
He Fang said proudly, "I'm sorry, you can only give up. Anyway, I've given you the right to vote. Don't blame me if you don't cherish it."
Li Yi said angrily, "Boss He, I didn't realize that you're so good at using political tricks. Can't we just play along?"
She didn't expect her mother to play tricks with her.
Li He said, "You're learning and applying it. Your mother is right. See, it's better than us directly denying you."
Li Yi said, "Then I should thank you in-laws."
He Fang said, "You don't have to be so polite."
Li Yi stomped her feet and said angrily, "There's really nothing to talk about with you two. I'm going to bed. Bye bye."
He Fang waved her hand and said, "Say goodbye to me."
Li Yi made a face and turned to leave.
He Fang looked at her back view and then turned to Li He. "Look at how spoiled she has become. She's getting better at throwing a tantrum."
Li He said, "You make it sound like you don't have a temper when you're young. Don't you know what kind of temper you have?"
He Fang was like a bag of gunpowder when she was young. She would explode at the slightest spark.
He Fang said, "Her temper is like yours, but it's impossible for her to be like mine. I have a fiery temper, but I'm straightforward and I'm willing to listen to others' opinions. Take you for example. Who would you listen to when you're kicking your hooves?
Isn't this girl just like you? "
Li He smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with following me. Who wouldn't have a temper? Wouldn't that be a fool?"
He turned on the TV and casually pressed a few buttons. To his surprise, it was Ludong TV. It was broadcasting an anti-Japanese drama. He couldn't even remember how many times he had watched it.
He guessed that the people of Shandong Province probably liked this kind of style. Otherwise, the television station would not have repeated it over and over again. Furthermore, it was basically about the anti-Japanese war.
Just as he was about to change the channel, Tang Guoqiang's deep and sonorous voice came from the TV again. "Which family has the best excavator technology …"
He quickly changed the channel. Without guessing, he already knew what the next advertisement was.
As the Spring Festival approached, to his surprise, Fu Xia returned to China.
After finding a random teahouse, Li He sat across from her.
Seeing the crow's feet protruding from the corners of her eyes, he smiled and said, "We're all here."
Fu Xia said, "I'm not admitting that I'm old. I still think of myself as a little girl."
Li He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Did you come back for something this time?"
"Actually, it's mainly because of Fu Yao." At the mention of Fu Yao, Fu Xia's face lit up. "My child has never been to any of his relatives. He has a grandmother, a grandfather, and an uncle, but I've never been close to them. I feel sorry for him."
Li He asked, "Have you reconciled with your parents?"
Fu Xia said, "I originally planned to cut ties with them for the rest of my life, but the older I get, the more I think about it. They'll only be like this for the rest of their lives. Like you said, it's a matter of knowledge. If I were to argue with them, it would seem like I'm not filial.
Besides, Fu Bing is in prison. My mother is very regretful. She used to spoil him too much and didn't discipline him properly.
Back then, in order to deal with Fu Bing's matter, the house was sold. Now the old couple are all alone and don't even have a place to stay. No matter what, they're still my parents. I really can't turn a blind eye to them. I can't bear to do that. "
Twenty years ago, she was still pregnant with Fu Yao. Fu Bing, who was doted on by her parents, was her only younger brother. Naturally, she spared no effort to take care of him. Unfortunately, her younger brother didn't live up to her expectations. She had no choice but to chase him away, but from then on, her mother and younger brother bore a grudge against her.
The family was very discordant. Even after Fu Bing was imprisoned for fraud, she wasn't sad. Instead, she heaved a sigh of relief, hoping that the law could make her younger brother turn over a new leaf.
"It's a good thing." Li He understood her. His father was like a bear. As a son, what could he do? He said lightly, "Is Fu Bing out yet?"
Fu Xia said, "There are still three days. I'm going to personally fetch him out. He was sentenced to 12 years, and his sentence was reduced by one year. He's actually been in prison for 11 years. How many 11 years does a person have in their lifetime?
I just hope that he can be a good person this time. "
She made up her mind. If her younger brother changed, she could let bygones be bygones and give him a helping hand. If he was still stubborn, there was nothing she could do.
Li He blew on the tea leaves and said casually, "The two kids are too close. Tell Fu Yao."
"Why don't you tell your daughter?" Fu Xia said expressionlessly.
Li He's expression changed instantly. The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. After a few minutes of silence, he said coldly, "I hope you won't throw a tantrum in this matter."
Fu Xia laughed coldly and said, "How am I going to tell my son that the girl he likes is his half-sister?"
Li He clenched his fists tightly, his face darkening even more.
He thumped the glass in his other hand on the table with a grunt, and went on: "Don't be unreasonable with me. You know my temperament. I won't fall for it.
Don't make me say it a second time, or else … "
"Or else what?" Fu Xia didn't want to bow down at all.
Li He said, "Do you really have to force me?"
"What else can I do?" Fu Xia's tears rolled down her cheeks. "Please remember, Fu Yao is also your son!"
"I don't need you to say it again. I will give him what he deserves in the future. I promise." Li He stood up and said, "Then please take good care of our son."
Standing in the cold wind, he picked up the cigar that Wang Ziwen had lit for him and took a deep puff. The smoke and the cold air entered his nostrils, liver, and lungs.
Only now did he realize that he had really done something wrong.
As a human, he had to be self-disciplined. He had to be aware that he would be punished for his wrongdoings.
He raised his head. God was watching.
Wang Ziwen said in a low voice, "Dong Hao is here."
Li He waved at Dong Hao who was standing at the foot of the wall.
Dong Hao jogged over and Wang Ziwen hid in the corner.
Dong Hao sucked in his stomach and said in a low voice, "Fu Yao is back too. I pulled up his phone records."
As he said that, he handed over a stack of notes.
Li He took it and opened it. It was a long string of notes.
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