He didn't understand it in the past, but he did now.
Money brought them more than just material gains and convenience in choosing a partner. After they gained the wealth of society, their status would increase accordingly. They would have the right to say no to most people without compromising.
Li Lan said, "That's enough. We'll talk about it after you've done it."
He wanted to work hard to be a man who would rather break than bend. It wasn't because of his father's influence and status.
Even if he was just an ant, he only wanted to be himself.
To be a hero.
After the seventh day of Li Zhaokun's death, Yang Huai was the first to leave, followed by Four, Five, Li Ke, and Li Pei. He Fang, Li Yi, and Li Lan were the last to leave.
After 'Qiqi' cleaned Li Zhaokun's grave, Li He was still at home.
Wang Yulan sat at the door, spacing out occasionally.
Li He looked at her white hair and finally said, "Let's go. Come with us."
He really didn't want to leave his mother here.
In his previous life, after Li Zhaokun left, he also didn't manage to convince his mother. But in this life, no matter what, he wanted to try again.
Wang Yulan rarely showed impatience on her face. She was getting more and more temperamental.
He waved his hand. "Stop nagging. I'm not going. I have food and drinks at home. Why should I go out and suffer? Longzi, your elder sister is here too. Don't worry. Go do what you need to do."
Li He said, "But I'm your eldest son. I want to be filial to you."
Wang Yulan said, "If you don't lack my money, then you're being filial. If you want me to suffer, then you're being unfilial. Isn't it better to stay at home? I can do whatever I want, and no one cares about me."
Li He said, "No one will care about you if you go to my place. You can do whatever you want. If you don't want to stay with me, I have a house next door. You can move in and take care of yourself. We can just visit each other once in a while."
Wang Yulan said disdainfully, "Am I that cheap? Going to look for trouble under your eyes. You're a useless thing that's afraid of your wife. I'm really afraid that I'll be angered to death by you when the time comes. I'll just stay at home and live a few more years. "
Li He smiled awkwardly.
He didn't know when his mother had become so harsh.
In his heart, his mother had always been kind, gentle, aloof from worldly affairs, and even a little cowardly.
His father was gone, and so was his mother, who had always been kind to him.
Ever since he was young, his mother had never said anything harsh to him!
Not a single word.
When he was young, he would cry for candy. The white candy mixed in the porridge was fragrant and sweet. That was the best memory of his childhood.
Unfortunately, this kind of request that didn't seem worth mentioning today also made things difficult for her mother. She couldn't do it.
He cried, threw a tantrum, and behaved like a scoundrel.
He even started throwing things.
However, other than crying with her, her mother couldn't bear to scold her.
Later, he slowly became sensible. He wanted to study, and he knew the importance of studying to change his future.
The urgency to change his fate and his yearning for the big city forced his mother to compromise with him. Even if he had to borrow money, even if the burden was heavy, even if he couldn't cook or eat, he still wanted to study.
He didn't accept his fate, and he didn't admit defeat.
His mother could only lower her head and borrow money from anyone who could.
Even when he went to university, his mother never scolded him. She didn't even complain. She just kept saying that she was sorry for crying.
And the person Li He hated was his father.
If Li Zhaokun wasn't incapable, how could he have grown up so badly?
After being reborn, many things had changed.
Li He thought that his mother's personality wouldn't change again, and it wouldn't change like in his previous life.
Even though he was mentally prepared, it was still hard to accept now.
He held back his sadness and said with a smile, "Mom, I'm your biological son, right? No matter how much I listen to my wife, I can't let her bully you. Don't worry and come with me."
However, he wasn't so sure.
He Fang and his mother had argued before, but it was all in inconspicuous places. She was well-mannered, and when she was unhappy, she kept it in her heart and never quarreled with her mother.
However, He Fang had never had the experience of interacting with his mother, whose personality had changed drastically.
What if He Fang couldn't stand his mother's temper?
Li He couldn't help but think of that long-lost figure again.
He really didn't want to think of her.
Then he wouldn't think about it.
He squatted in front of Wang Yulan and lowered his head. Just like when he was young, he buried his head in his knees and didn't say a word.
Wang Yulan said, "You're pressing on my leg. My brain is cramping."
Li He couldn't hide the disappointment on his face.
If it was in the past, he would have patted his head lovingly, no matter how old he was.
"Are you really not going with me?" He asked with a last bit of hope.
Wang Yulan said, "You still have to send me money every month. Don't think that you can ignore me just because your father is gone."
Li He sighed. It was tiring to repeat such a meaningless topic, but he had to respond. He smiled and said, "Don't worry. I'll get Longzi to give you as much as you need every month."
She was illiterate, so she didn't have a passbook or credit card, so she only accepted cash.
After Li Zhaokun passed away, under her repeated requests, Li He accompanied her to the credit union to withdraw the money in Li Zhaokun's passbook.
Then, behind everyone's backs, they secretly hid it in a place that everyone knew.
However, everyone pretended not to know where the money was hidden.
Every time Wang Yulan complained about being poor, everyone promptly gave her their money to show their filial piety.
As a result, everyone had to carry cash in their pockets at all times. Even the seven or eight-year-old girl from Five's family was no exception.
Everyone didn't understand. Their father had passed away less than two months ago. Why did their mother's personality change so much? Why did she feel insecure about her children?
They thought that their mother had a psychological or mental illness and suggested taking her to the hospital for a check-up. In the end, they were stopped by Li He.
The old lady was already in her eighties. To put it bluntly, she didn't have many years left to live. No matter what, they should let her live as she pleased.
She had never lived for herself in her life. All her efforts were spent on her children.
In her old age, she could do whatever she wanted. If she was eccentric, then so be it. It wasn't a big deal for them to be more accommodating to her.
At night, he would feed the pigs well.
Suddenly, he heard Wang Yulan's scolding.
Li He ran over to take a look. Wang Yulan was standing in front of Pan Guangcai's door with her hands on her hips, scolding him. It was nothing more than trivial matters in the past, such as the pumpkin vines overflowing the wall and the jujube tree leaves falling in her yard.
The one being scolded was Pan Guangcai's mother. She was an old lady in her eighties. When she saw Li He coming over, she quickly said, "Hurry up and take her back."
Li He smiled and asked, "Auntie, you don't have a heart attack, do you?"
The old lady said, "Sigh, I've been friends with your mother for a lifetime."
She didn't expect that the boat of friendship would turn upside down in her old age.
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