Chapter 05: Begging for money
The living room is very close to the house and the soundproofing is not very good.
Zhang Yan had already heard the voices outside.
There was no need to wait for Limingzhi to enter the house, Zhang Yan had already strengthened her spirit, walked out of the house, and touched Limingzhi's ponytail:
"Go to a relative's house, be obedient, you know?"
The old lady holding the phone sighed when she saw it, and said yes to Li Chengcheng, who was waiting on the other end of the phone, and hung up the phone, without agreeing on a time. The old lady didn't want Li Chengcheng and his party to pick up the child.
"How do you get your kids to go to their house?" The old lady asked.
Zhang Yan smiled, laughing a little weakly, she leaned down, gently tidied up the folds of Limingzhi's clothes, and gently stroked Limingzhi's little face:
"She's still young, how do you know what's going on?" Zhang Yan raised her face, staring at the old lady with blazing eyes, her eyes flashing with hope:
"Perhaps...... Maybe this is also the way he regrets it and wants to save our marriage? ”
Zhang Yan said that she didn't even believe in herself. In the end, his eyes showed confusion, looking at the old lady, and it seemed that through the old lady, he looked at Li Zhen, who did not know his whereabouts.
Dinner was eaten.
Li Chengcheng and his parents drove a car to pick up Limingzhi.
Through the car window, Limingzhi saw Zhang Yan's melancholy gaze, saw the old lady beside her, the worried eyes, and the strange eyes of a group of relatives.
The car drove away, hiding the people behind the building.
Dawn Branch's eyes were closed, a little tired.
With her current age of ten, no matter what she says, adults won't take it to heart. If you talk too much, it will be more difficult to get things done.
It's better not to say it.
In the past, Zhang Yan did not commit suicide weakly, and this time it should not happen.
Limingzhi thought, opened her eyes, and suddenly something touched her lips, Limingzhi was stunned, Li Chengcheng put a peeled candy against her lips, and was always strong and sharp:
"Eat sugar."
Dawn Branch opened her mouth and took the candy in her mouth.
Li Chengcheng's father, Li Yue, is Li Zhen's younger brother. At this moment, through the rearview mirror, I just caught a glimpse of this scene, hooked my lips and smiled, fortunately, my son still knew that he had candy to coax his sister.
Li Chengcheng's mother, Yu Xiaoqian, showed pity on her face, and looked at each other with her husband in tacit understanding.
She felt sorry for this child.
The car drove back to the ancestral house.
The door was open.
Li Yue and his wife led Li Chengcheng and Li Mingzhi in, Li Zhen was also in the house, and was next to Li Zhenming's father Li Zhenming to reprimand, Li Zhenming's mother could protect Li Zhen and let Li Zhenming say a few words.
Dawn walked in.
Li Zhen frowned and looked at the Dawn Branch.
The photo made him embarrassed in front of him, and he also delayed the best time for divorce, and he blamed Limingzhi for this, even his daughter.
The father and daughter looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
Yu Xiaoqian glanced at her and asked her son Li Chengcheng to take people to the study to play games.
Li Chengcheng introduced several models he treasured in the study to Li Mingzhi. Dawn Branch listened as she paid attention to the sound outside the door.
She heard Li Zhen talk about the photo again, which was obviously a fictitious cheating photo.
Dawn Branch's eyes showed disdain.
Li Chengcheng saw it in his eyes, thinking of the previous scene, he suddenly guessed the disdain in Limingzhi's heart, he raised his hand and touched his nose in a daze, and it was rare to agree with Limingzhi's disdain.
Dawn Branch walked to the window, opened the window, and came with the damp wind of rain, slightly cool and wet, and her suffocating feeling dissipated a little. She opened her eyes and looked at the drizzle.
The argument outside the door was quiet.
Li Zhen is old tomorrow, and his wife is on the side to persuade him, he doesn't have the energy to talk about Li Zhen, so he lost a sentence and dealt with it himself, so he went out to find someone to play mahjong.
Li's mother has doted on this eldest son since he was a child, and as soon as Li's father walked away, he comforted the eldest son, "I really don't like it, then leave", in a word, it was very casual, Li Yue and his wife gasped when they heard it, and subconsciously looked at the study.
Fortunately, the little girl didn't hear it.
Li Yue and his wife saw that there was no movement inside, but they thought that Limingzhi didn't hear it, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Dawn Branch heard it, and it was very clear.
She was too lazy to theorize.
This kind of old lady is patriarchal and stubborn.
If you talk too much, you will waste your energy.
Where's the money? How can we raise a sum of money and get things done "smoothly" as soon as possible?
Dawn was puzzled, holding his cheeks, looking out in a daze.
Following.
Li Mingzhi took the initiative to find Li Yue: "Uncle, I want to go to the mall." ”
Li Yue smiled: "What do you want to buy?" ”
"I want to help mom and dad pick out gifts. They seem to have quarreled......" Dawn Branch lowered her head, biting her lip, her face sad, and her voice stopped.
Li Yue's chest was sour when he heard it.
The niece is also something he watched grow up, her aura is cute and cute, and she has become so sensitive, which makes him feel distressed.
"I want to buy it with my own New Year's money." Dawn said timidly.
Limingzhi's annual New Year's money was collected by her grandmother He Ke. Zhang Yan has no dominance. All the money earned by Li Zhen was also handed over to Li Mu's He Ke.
Li Yue also heard about these trivial things, and even Li's mother used this as an excuse to ask him to hand over all the money, but he refused.
Li Yue hesitated slightly: "I'll help you ask." ”
"Yes." Dawn Branch followed behind Li Yue.
Li Chengcheng followed his mother Yu Xiaoqian to prepare ingredients in the kitchen, wanting to bake some delicious desserts for Limingzhi. Hearing the movement outside, Yu Xiaoqian told Li Chengcheng to go out and have a look.
As soon as Mrs. He heard Li Yue's intention, she frowned, and her eyes swept over Limingzhi, timid, delicate, but not as good as her grandson. Mrs. He's eyes rolled:
"How much do you need to buy a few things?"
Li Yue frowned unhappily, and it was not good to answer in a mean tone.
Li Chengcheng walked in from outside: "Grandma, Xiaozhi's New Year's money, you have to give it to her sooner or later anyway." Your wallet is so tight, and you don't really lack these New Year's money. ”
He said it very politely, but Mrs. He didn't blame him: "Where does Xiaozhi know how to spend money?" If I give her all the money, the money will be gone in a while. ”
Li Chengcheng sighed: "The money that disappears after a while is small money, I remember that Xiaozhi's annual New Year's money is three or four times that of my New Year's money, and buying things indiscriminately will definitely last for five or six days." ”
Mrs. He smiled: "You know how much money I have here." It's not all left to you in the future. ”
"Grandma, hurry up and get some out. It's dry. Li Chengcheng said stubbornly.
Mrs. He couldn't grind Li Chengcheng, so she got up and opened the safe, took out a passbook, and handed it to Limingzhi.
Li Zhen's business is big, and most of the people he usually contacts are rich people, and Li Mingzhi's passbook has saved a lot of money in the past ten years.
When Limingzhi was nine years old, the New Year's money passbook was taken from Zhang Yan by Mrs. He.
In Limingzhi's memory, the money was swallowed by Mrs. He, and after her parents divorced, she came to ask for it, but Mrs. He pretended to be deaf and dumb and was stunned to pay it back.
Li Mingzhi took the passbook and took Li Yue's hand, "Uncle, let's go buy it?" ”