"You're welcome, you're welcome. If you're being polite, I won't trouble you anymore." Old Madam hugged Yang Huai even tighter and said, "The child is still eating and drinking here. If you're being polite, you can't just leave him here."
Before long, Old Madam took out a thick stack of money from the cloth pocket beside her and pushed it to Wang Yulan.
"Aiya, Old Madam, what are you doing?" Wang Yulan was puzzled.
Old Madam Yang said, "I often tell Xuewen that the child has already caused a lot of trouble for Grandma and Grandpa, and he still has to take care of his grandchildren. It's not easy. His grandma, grandpa, I appreciate this favor, but raising a child costs a lot. I know that raising a child is full of worries. Look at his clothes and shoes, they are all new. Just now, when I looked upstairs at his room, I even told his mother that so many things cost a lot of money. Grandma and grandpa take better care of him than we do on our own. You can't decline this anymore, or else we won't feel good about it. "
"That won't do." Wang Yulan said firmly, "It's my grandson. Spending money is proper. It's not like I'm giving it to others."
"Yes, Old Madam, you can't accept this." Li Zhaokun also said firmly.
"Grandma and Grandpa, just take it. This amount of money isn't even enough to cover the child's expenses. If you don't take it, I won't be able to show my face in the future." Old Madam Yang was also very firm. It didn't sound good for her great-grandson to be raised by his in-laws.
But then again, she also understood that the Yang family had a good relationship. If it wasn't for the two brothers-in-law taking care of them, especially the eldest brother-in-law, the Yang family might never have a chance to make a name for themselves.
Both sides pushed back and forth and were in a stalemate.
Li He interrupted, "Mother, just take it. Auntie isn't an outsider."
He understood that Yang Xuewen was not the same as before. He didn't lack money at all, but he was most afraid of lacking favors.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Zhaokun didn't understand Li He's thoughts, so he scolded him, "You can't even afford to raise your own grandson? Do you really need this little money?"
"No one said you can't afford it. I have to raise my own son." Li Mei was afraid that her brother would be wronged, so she hurriedly interrupted and stuffed the money on the table into Wang Yulan's arms. "Mother, if you continue to pull me, I will take the child away in the afternoon, so that you don't have to fight for this little money. We don't lack this little money."
Wang Yulan had no choice but to accept the money.
Li He sat on a stone bench in the small bamboo forest. He resisted the urge to smoke and teased Li Yi.
Li Mei came over and said, "You didn't get angry when Father said that, did you?"
"I'm angry at him?" Li He smiled and said, "Then he'll definitely be angry for the rest of his life. There's no need. It's not like I don't know his personality."
"Come, Eldest Aunt, give me a hug." Li Mei clapped her hands at Li Yi. The little girl's eyes darted around. She didn't shy away from strangers and directly threw herself into Li Mei's arms. "This child is like his mother. His legs are long. He will definitely grow up in the future."
"I don't think he can be short. Stay here for a few more days to accompany the child. "Li He finally had the time to light a cigarette.
"Your brother-in-law is leaving tomorrow. He said he was going to Shenzhen to collect wood. I will wait here for him to collect the wood and leave together. The child is here, so you have to worry about him. "
"You are my biological sister. Why are you saying this?" Li He put his arm around her shoulder and said, "You are treating me like an outsider. How boring."
"Go, go, don't be serious." Li Mei slapped Li He's hand away. "How old are you?"
"No matter how old you are, you are my sister. This can't be changed."
After she graduated from high school, Li Mei would go to school once a week to deliver Li He the grains or steamed buns that were forced out of her mouth. She would walk more than 20 miles, rain or shine. Usually, she would go in the morning and come back at night, when it was already dark.
One winter, he waited at the school gate as usual. He shrunk his neck and rolled up his sleeves, looking at the endless white road, waiting for Li Mei to appear.
He wanted to wait for his sister. Without food, he couldn't get food stamps from the cafeteria. Without steamed buns, he couldn't fill his stomach.
He waited from noon to night, but he didn't complain at all. Maybe his family ran out of food. There were so many people waiting at home. Besides, they didn't have extra food to lend in the winter. Besides, who would be willing to lend food to a family like him?
He didn't complain, but in the cold wind, he couldn't stop his tears from flowing. He had been hungry for a whole day. He had never felt like living was so difficult.
"Why are you crying, you good-for-nothing? Are you hungry?"
At that moment, when he looked up and saw his sister, he felt that she was really cute.
"What's wrong with your face?" Li He saw that there was a bloody wound on her face, and the jacket she was wearing was also torn.
"I was unlucky. It was snowing heavily and I couldn't see the road. I fell into a ditch and there were acacia trees all around." She was still talking and laughing.
Li He would never be able to forget this scene.
Until today, he couldn't understand how he had survived the first 18 years of his life.
Another taxi came into the yard. It was Old Tang.
He got out of the car and rushed to Li He. "When did you come back?"
Li He smiled and said, "I arrived this morning."
"You have a guest?" Old Tang didn't know who Li Mei was.
"This is my sister." Li He said to Li Mei, "Sister, this is Master Tang. He treats Yang Huai very well and takes good care of him."
To this day, he still couldn't understand why Old Tang liked Yang Huai so much.
"Uncle Tang, sorry to trouble you." Li Mei was very grateful that Old Tang treated her son well.
"Father and son hit it off." Old Tang raised the cage in his hand and said to the children playing in the yard, "Look, what's this?"
Li Ke clapped happily. "Rabbit."
Yang Huai said, "A white rabbit."
The children snatched the cage without hesitation and went to play.
The house was filled with the local accent, making Old Tang very happy at the dining table. He unconsciously drank two more cups with Li Zhaokun at noon.
He burped and squinted at Old Madam Yang. "Sister, I'm from Huangchuan. I've never heard of a place like Huaibin."
Old Madam Yang smiled and explained, "You're talking about the Huangchuan office. It's now called the Xinyang district."
"Do you know Qisi town?" Old Tang didn't believe Old Madam Yang's explanation. "The Tang family is a big family in this area. Nine out of ten people have the surname Tang. Tang Enbo is from the same family as us."
"Why wouldn't you know? That's Huaibin. Qisi is there. My surname is Tang, "Old Madam Yang said." It's at the west side of the temple in Qisi. "
Old Tang said happily, "Ha, I remember the one at the entrance is called Bailu River!"
Old Madam Yang shook her head. "You remember wrong. It's called Rabbit River."
"How could I forget my surname?! I can't forget my family! "Old Tang said firmly." You're wrong. It must be Bailu River! "
"Rabbit River," Old Madam Yang said helplessly. "I went back to take a look the year I was studying at Dazhai. I remember it clearly. It's still there now. It can't run away."
"Why do you insist on being stubborn?" Old Tang panicked. "What reservoir? I used to swim in Bailu River when I was young. When I went out to study, my father took me on a boat. "
"How can I lie to you?" Old Madam Yang saw that she couldn't convince him, so she said, "Our family has an oil workshop at the west side of the temple. It's very famous for a few miles."
Old Tang scoffed. "You're getting more and more ridiculous. We're the only oil workshop at the west side of the temple. I've never heard of anyone else having an oil workshop."
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