Sometimes, he felt sorry for his son. People said that a strict father and a loving mother, but his family was the complete opposite. They had a tiger mother and a cat father. Although he had standards and expectations for Li Lan, it was definitely not as high as He Fang's.
Li He would usually scold Li Lan, but he could not bear to hit him. Thinking back to how mischievous Five was back then, he only wanted to scare him.
After all, he was the kind of person who could not even hold up a falling soy sauce bottle. How could he expect too much from his son? As long as his son's character was up to standard, his studies weren't too bad, and he would be satisfied if he could get above average.
As for He Fang, she was definitely different from Li He. She also spoiled Li Lan, but she also had high expectations for him. If Li Lan made a mistake, she would definitely not be lenient and would be more ruthless.
Li Lan had always been beaten by his mother, and was often punished to stand, but he had never been beaten by his father.
Therefore, he was more afraid of his mother now. As for his biological father, he had already figured him out. He was just a paper tiger. At most, he would say a few words to him, and he would not care anymore.
Sometimes, Li He thought that in some aspects, he was luckier than his son because he did not have a straight-A mother.
A straight-A mother was usually competitive, and would unconsciously set her standards for the next generation. It was impossible to fool her. Li He could even imagine how tragic it would be if Li Lan and Li Yi did not get first or second place in the future.
Li He couldn't think too much. If he thought too much, he would tremble for the siblings.
As for Wang Yulan, she basically did not have any expectations for her siblings. She never cared if they were right or wrong. She would only do her best to protect her children, like an eagle protecting its chicks.
Her greatest wish was for her children to get married and start a career, and then spread their branches and leaves. She would be extremely satisfied and proud of her children even if they had some achievements.
She was an old lady with no ambitions, and would not talk about other children to set an example for Li He and the others.
Old Madam He looked at her daughter's stern face and said, "I bought it for him. What's wrong with eating a tanghulu?"
She also felt uncomfortable, as if she had done something wrong. In fact, what was wrong with a child eating a tanghulu?
"Let's go and find a place to eat." He Fang took out a tissue and wiped Li Lan's mouth.
Not far from Wangfujing Street was the Sihai Restaurant, and next to it was the famous Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant.
This was the newly built headquarters of the Four Seas Hotel. It was neither the most luxurious nor the largest hotel in the Four Seas Hotel, but the one closest to the center of China.
Shou Shan and Zhou Ping's father and daughter were basically here every day. They had a good grasp of their closeness. Not only was Li He willing to come, but even He Fang did not reject him.
This was the center of business and politics. The bustling stream of people filled the restaurant to the brim. It was noon, and there was a hubbub of voices. There were basically no empty seats in the hall on the upper and lower floors.
Li He's family was used to this, so they naturally did not feel anything. However, it was He Long's first time here. He was also in the food and beverage business, and he was in the same line as Shou Shan. He only envied the scene, but not the slightest bit of jealousy.
Zhou Ping brought them to a private room on the third floor. She smiled and asked He Long, "Brother, your business is doing well, right?"
Wu Chunyan said, "I can't compete with you. I'm just doing a small business to fill my stomach."
The waiter came in with water. Zhou Ping took it and poured tea for everyone. She said to Li Lan and He Long's two children, "What do you want to eat? Auntie will treat you."
He Long's eldest daughter, He Juan, chose a corn bun, and his son, He Hu, chose the meat on the menu.
He Long patted his son's head angrily. "Can you get better? What are you doing? You're a pig loser!"
He Hu reluctantly chose a marinated duck.
Zhou Ping asked Li Lan, "What about you? What do you want to eat?"
"Tanghulu …" Li Lan suddenly saw his mother's look and suddenly did not dare to continue.
Li He sighed on his son's behalf.
When it was time to eat, Shou Shan came over to accompany Li He for two drinks and said a lot of things. Shou Shan kept hinting to Li He that he did not have many days left to live. Li He had heard this a few years ago. He was tired of hearing it, so he did not take it seriously.
After dinner, Zhou Ping put aside the business in the restaurant and accompanied He Fang and the others to go shopping. Li He naturally did not want to follow them. He used the excuse of watching his son and daughter take an afternoon nap to stay in the restaurant.
Physical labor like shopping was not suitable for him at all.
Men had a straightforward attitude when it came to shopping. If they wanted to buy something, they would go straight into the department store and come out immediately after buying it.
On the contrary, if a woman wanted to buy something, she might have to walk around the department store and buy a few other things before she could come out!
As long as a shop put up a notice saying "Great Sale", women's eyes would immediately be attracted to it and they would have to walk in to see what was going on.
Not every woman was a natural shopaholic. At least, He Fang was not. However, there was one thing that Li He was sure of. Most women were very picky and were natural bargainers. When it came to buying things or doing business, they would never make a decision easily. They were afraid of losing out if they did not compare five or six stores.
This had nothing to do with intelligence. It was just a woman's instinct. When it came to shopping, they were far less decisive than men.
He Fang shopped with Wu Chunyan and Zhou Ping until four in the afternoon. She only chose two clothes for Li Lan and a dress for herself.
On the way back, He Fang drove as usual.
Halfway there, she stopped the car by the side of the road.
Li He asked, "What's the matter?"
This was an area that was undergoing demolition, and dust was flying everywhere. However, He Fang still rolled down the car window and pointed to a shop next to it. "Do you remember that shop?"
"I remember. We took a photo there." On He Fang's birthday, the two of them had taken a photo together for the first time. The shop that used to have a long queue was now closed. The roof had been torn open, and the workers were holding hammers, standing on the wall and smashing it.
Only the old and tattered signboard leaning against the wall showed that it used to be a photo studio.
Not only the photo studio, but the grocery store and the kerosene shop that used to be bustling next to it were all closed.
"It's good that you remember." He Fang did not say anything else. She started the car and continued driving home.
Since Old Mrs. Han and Wu Chunyan were there, Li He did not ask too many questions.
However, when they reached home, he asked, "What's wrong with you? Who made you angry?"
He Fang looked at the wall and said, "Don't you think that we're lacking something here?"
Li He heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "If we're lacking something, we'll buy it. We don't lack money. "
He Fang shook her head. "I can't buy it alone."
"What can't you buy alone? I'll buy it for you."
"We have to go together."
"Just say it." Li He could not guess what He Fang wanted to buy.
He Fang glared at Li He. She changed her low tone and asked in a reproachful tone, "Second Brother Li, when we got married, didn't you think that we were lacking something?"
"We've gotten our marriage certificate, bought a house, a car, I've given you the betrothal gifts, and we've organized a banquet …" Li He counted with his fingers. "I've brought you to meet our relatives back home, and we have a baby now …"
"Second Brother Li!" He Fang was angry.
Li He quickly coaxed, "What did you lack? Tell me, I really can't remember."
"We don't have any wedding photos!" He Fang finally said.
"I thought it was something." Li He came to a sudden realization. Come to think of it, when the two of them got married, no one thought of taking wedding photos. "You can't blame me for that. When we got married, no one was into it either. Should we go make it up tomorrow? "
Actually, he did not care about this. Since He Fang cared about it, he might as well accommodate her.
"Really?" He Fang suddenly revealed the naivety of a young girl. She did not believe that Li He would be so easily persuaded.
"I say, it's not like we're going to climb a mountain of swords or dive into a pot of boiling oil. It's just a wedding photo. I'll accompany you." Li He took charge.
Women usually did whatever they wanted. If he dared to disagree today, there would be no end to it.
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