She still hoped that her daughter could understand her man's painstaking efforts.
Li Yi tilted her head and said, "You really do spoil me."
This was also the reason why she wasn't afraid of her father. Ever since she was young, no matter how loud her father was, he had never laid a finger on her.
On the other hand, her mother would slap her if she didn't agree with her. She had been beaten many times when she was young, so she really didn't dare to go against her mother. Everyone had their own issues. It wasn't like she was itching for a beating.
He Fang brought the dishes to the dining room and scooped a bowl of soup for her. She smiled and said, "Drink some soup first. You're always so impatient. I don't know when you'll become sensible. "
Li Yi scooped some soup and tasted it. She gave her a thumbs up and said, "Mom, not bad. Your soup making skills have improved."
He Fang said, "Your father can't eat much now. He only drinks some soup and porridge. It's not like you don't know how picky his mouth is. In order not to starve him to death, my skills have improved."
Li Yi said as she ate, "In any case, I don't dare to eat too much. I seem to have a constitution that puts on weight easily. I'll get fat if I eat too much."
He Fang said, "How are you fat? You don't even have two kilograms of meat on your body. How dare you say that? Are you really not going to pursue postgraduate studies?"
Li Yi said, "Old Madam, do you have any suggestions?"
He Fang said, "I can't make a decision on your big matters. I'll do whatever I want. You should discuss it with your father tomorrow and see what he says. If you don't want to pursue postgraduate studies, then you can join the workforce. When the time comes, your father will have the final say on how to arrange things."
Li Yi said in surprise, "That can't be, Old Madam. You don't have any ideas now?"
He Fang sat down opposite her and said, "Other than your father, who else would want to meddle in your affairs? If it were up to me, you should have been independent a long time ago. We took care of our family when we were fifteen or sixteen years old. Your grandmother and grandmother never cared about us. Back then, conditions were difficult and they couldn't do anything about it. Unlike you, who fly here one day and there the next.
It's not easy to go home. You have to take the train, transfer to the bus, and it takes more than twenty hours. "
"Are you reminiscing about the past?" Li Yi teased.
He Fang said, "Are you complaining that I'm naggy again?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." Li Yi cupped her hands and smiled. "You're right."
He Fang rolled her eyes at her and said, "If you really want to reminisce about bitterness and think of sweetness, I should have sent you back to the countryside to study and let you have a taste of what real bitterness is. When have you all ever suffered? You grew up in a honey pot, yet none of you are satisfied."
Li Yi smiled and said, "I have to thank you for not throwing me into the trash can."
He Fang said, "Do you think there's no trash can? In the past, the second child policy was very strict. In order to keep their jobs, the families of intellectuals had to send their children to be raised by others. Not to mention ordinary people. It was more common in the countryside. You have not seen it, and your generation will not see it either. "
Li Yi said, "Then how ruthless must the parents be? If it were me, I would rather eat the leftovers than let the child stay."
He Fang said, "That's because you haven't experienced despair. If you really experienced it, you wouldn't say that. My words can't even compare to your grandmother's. Your grandmother's words are the scariest. When you have the time, I'll listen to your grandmother's nagging. I guarantee that you'll be so scared that you won't be able to eat for the whole day. "
"My grandmother didn't come with you?" Li Yi then remembered that there was an old lady in her hometown. She did not grow up with her grandmother, so her relationship with her grandmother was really limited.
He Fang looked around to make sure that Li He was not around before saying in a low voice, "In the past, in your Li family, I thought that your grandmother was not stubborn and had a good personality. But now, I realize that your grandmother can be very stubborn. She refused to come with us no matter what, as if the house would be stolen if she left. Your father stayed at home with her for almost half a year. Later, he thought of something. Didn't Yang Huai give birth to a child? Your aunt coaxed him to take care of the child, but he came back on his own within a month. Your father didn't even pick up his calls."
With that said, she sighed heavily.
Li Yi said, "My grandmother. Her temper is really weird. She can kill people."
He Fang said, "Lower your voice. If your father hears you, he'll definitely teach you a lesson. He might even complain to me that his mother is the best in the world. He can say whatever he wants, but we can't."
Li Yi smiled and said, "Then I'll take some time to go home and visit Grandma."
He Fang said, "Up to you. You can go home and visit her, but don't argue with her. Don't take it too seriously. Just listen to what she says."
Li Yi said, "Don't worry. Grandmother has always loved me."
After she finished eating, she took the initiative to clear the table. He Fang chased her to the side and said, "I've already made the bed. Go in and take a shower and have a good sleep. You must be tired from the flight."
Li Yi smiled and said, "It's okay. I ate and slept well on the plane. I'm not tired at all."
She insisted on helping her mother wash the dishes.
He Fang said, "Did you meet your elder sister in New York?"
"Who?" Li Yi did not react for a moment. When her mother glared at her, she then realized that she was talking about her uncle's daughter, He Juan. She smiled and said, "I don't keep in touch with her."
He Fang said, "She's your sister. Why don't you care about her at all?"
Li Yi said indignantly, "I'm her younger sister. I've never seen her care about me. Besides, she's always appearing and disappearing. How can I contact her?"
He Fang said, "Your uncle dotes on you for nothing."
Li Yi said helplessly, "Are you really my biological mother? Can't you tell right from wrong?"
It was only at this moment that she could understand how difficult it was for her father.
Her mother was a genuine "brother helper." Not only did she care about her younger brother, she also had to worry about her niece. She was really not afraid of getting tired!
He Fang said, "That mouth of yours. Every time I say something, you always say back ten times. Don't you know that blood is thicker than water? The blood relationship between relatives can't be severed. Uncle and I are already old. If you two don't visit each other, how can you two be like this? "
Li Yi said, "She has to be willing to go out with me first. What's the point of me taking the initiative? Don't just say that I'm the only one."
He Fang waved her hand and said, "Go take a shower and have a good sleep. Wake up earlier tomorrow morning to adjust to the time difference."
Li Yi nodded, washed her hands under the tap, and went into her bedroom. After taking a shower, she thought that she was not sleepy, but she fell asleep as soon as she laid down.
When she woke up the next day, her mother had already prepared breakfast. Her father was reading the newspaper while eating fried dough sticks.
"How did you sleep last night?" Li He asked.
Li Yi was about to pinch a fried dough stick, but He Fang slapped her hand away. He Fang said, "You should brush your teeth and wash your face before eating. You're getting more and more unhygienic."
She had no choice but to wash up first. By the time she cleaned up, her father had already finished eating.
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