Lijia, the imperial capital.
The lanterns hung here to welcome the New Year will be hung until the entire first month is over.
In the past few days, because of Fu Yuheng, Li Langhua has been staying peacefully at Li's house, and many businesses have stopped waiting for Fu Yuheng's advice.
The Fu family has rules. After the new head takes office, he will conduct a simple inspection of each family under his name, and each family must hand in all its financial statements for the past three years.
Because of this, the new head of the family has been busy since the day he succeeded to the throne.
Li Langhua was sitting in the living room, and Rachel ordered the servants to hand over all the financial statements sent to the old lady for review.
Li Li on the side also began to study. Although the numbers on the report were incomprehensible to her, she had already studied very hard.
In order to make her more competent at work, Li Langhua specially arranged two assistants for her.
They have worked in the Li family for many years, and many things are clear to them.
Li Li poked her head out from a pile of reports and said pitifully, "Grandma, when will the second uncle come back?"
Li Yuanzhi never came back after he left home in the second grade of junior high school.
If her second uncle was here, she wouldn't have seen it so hard.
Li Langhua, who was drinking tea, paused and said expressionlessly, "Your second uncle is also tired these years. Let him have a good rest. These are all things you will face sooner or later. Learn as much as possible."
Li Li sighed. If her second uncle didn't come back for a day, she would not be at ease for a day.
I feel like I have no energy to do anything.
Li Ruobing came in from the door, wearing a pure black belted windbreaker, with his head lowered and looking unhappy.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Li Li looked over.
Why do I feel that this person is in a very low mood after entering the door
"I just came back from the Bai family. Miss Bai passed away this morning." Li Ruobing lowered her head, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Li Li looked at her in surprise, "Bai Ziling?"
She has met the eldest lady of the Bai family several times. She is a mature and intellectual woman and the only heir to Bai Nanxing.
It seems that this year is only 26 or 7, how come people are gone all at once.
"After the car accident, she has been living in the ICU. After the car accident, in order to let her have a good rest, the Bai family also declined all visits. There has been no news in the past two days during the Chinese New Year. I thought she had recovered, but I didn't expect …”
Unexpectedly, it was gone like this. When the Bai family announced the news in the morning, many people were caught off guard.
"Isn't the Bai family very powerful? Mr. Bai is a leader in the pharmaceutical field, why can't he save her?" Li Li couldn't believe it.
"Doctors are not gods after all, and there is nothing we can do to save such an accident." Li Ruobing's face turned pale.
Li Langhua closed the magazine on his lap and glanced at Li Ruobing comfortingly.
"Don't be sad about life, old age, illness or death. When will the farewell ceremony be held?"
Li Ruobing closed her eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief, "The day after tomorrow."
The funeral held by the Bai family can be regarded as a rule, but I heard that the Bai family will not make a fuss about it and will focus on frugality.
"It's hard to imagine how sad Mr. Bai is that his good child is gone." Li Langhua suddenly felt the same.
What happened to Li Li at the beginning was very painful to her. It was the biggest pain for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person to someone else.
Li Ruobing organized her thoughts. She and Bai Ziling had only met a few times at most.
Even though I was sad, I couldn't completely stuff myself into it.
"What are you doing?" Li Ruobing looked at the two thick piles of documents in Li Li's hand.
Li Li's head hurt when he mentioned this.
"I'm learning to read reports."
No, even Li Langhua is guarding her.
Li Ruobing also noticed that grandma was really busy these days when her father was away.
"Ruobing, has your father contacted you?" Li Langhua suddenly asked.
Even Li Li looked at her curiously at this question. When he saw Li Ruobing shaking his head, Li Li lay completely still on the table.
"I miss my second uncle so much."
In the past, her second uncle would accompany her no matter what she did, and even if her grandma taught her a lesson, her second uncle would also protect her.
Obviously, you can learn more about these reports and other things if you follow your second uncle.
Seeing her like this, Li Ruobing wanted to say something but stopped.
She has never officially talked to Lili about her father, and she doesn't know if she has heard it from anyone else.
The second uncle in her heart was just like her father, but that was different.
After all, Huang Ying's matter was instigated by her father behind her back. If Lili knew about it, it's hard to say whether she would be able to bear it.
"Maybe Dad just wants to relax and will be back soon." Li Ruobing comforted her.
Li Langhua on the side lowered his head and turned over a few pages.
It was just such a thing, so he ran out and hid, which was of no use at all.
It doesn't look like he was raised by her at all.
While several people were talking, the servants outside ran in with joy on their faces.
"Mr. 2 is back!"
Most of the servants working in the Li family can feel the low pressure in the house recently. Since Mr. Second left, the pressure has been obviously lower than when the Second Miss left.
Everyone has been cautious. Now that Mr. Second is back, he should be back to normal.
Li Li stood up all of a sudden, and even Li Ruobing looked at the door nervously.
Li Yuanzhi came in with a suitcase in his hand. He didn't take anyone with him on this trip, and no one in the assistant driver knew where he was going.
"Second uncle!!"
Li Li happily rushed over and hugged the person, pestering him, "Second uncle, where have you been? Did you bring me a gift?"
Li Yuanzhi handed the box in his hand to the servant beside him, and gently pulled the person away from him.
"Are you obedient at home?"
Li Li nodded, "You are obedient."
Rachel looked at the old lady worriedly. In fact, she could tell that Li Langhua was also worried about Li Yuanzhi these days.
"Li Li." Li Langhua threw away the magazine in his hand and stood up, "Come here and continue reading the report."
Li Li obeyed and sat down. Li Ruobing didn't dare to say anything when he saw her grandma's expression.
"Yuanzhi, come to the study with me."
This was the first time Li Yuanzhi looked at Li Langhua again after the incident.
But he still followed him into the study obediently.
Li Ruobing was a little worried and didn't know what her grandma would say to her father. She hadn't been able to sleep well these past few days.
But it can also be seen that my father is not living a good life outside, and he has lost weight just by looking at him.
Rachel put down the brewed black tea and stood quietly behind the old lady without saying a word, trying to reduce her presence.
"When do you plan to return to the company?" Li Langhua took a sip of black tea. Li Yuanzhi looked indifferent and pushed up his glasses gently, "I will never go to the company again."
Li Langhua put down the cup in his hand and made a moderate sound on the table.
"Are you planning to become estranged from me and leave the Li family?"
The person opposite didn't respond, but Li Langhua suddenly laughed.
"It's me who has ignored your feelings. It's me who has been sorry for you and Lili for so many years."
Li Langhua suddenly relented, which Li Yuanzhi didn't expect.
"I admit that when I brought you back, I really wanted you to replace the dead Yuanzhi and become my child. Your arrival also made me recover a lot from the pain of losing my son. I am also very grateful to you, but I want to Let me tell you something, I never forced your parents to give you to me, everything was done voluntarily by them, and I want to explain this clearly."
The real Li Yuanzhi died that year, and she couldn't bring Wen Xuqian back, so she had no choice but to make this move.
As soon as the news spread, children of similar age to Li Yuanzhi from various neighboring families also came to the door.
When the head of the Li family adopts a son, naturally many people will send him to him.
Naturally, according to the rules, these things are kept secret.
"The rules of the Li family are that the main family cannot adopt children from collateral lines, so the moment your parents sent you here, they should have understood that you could not become the head of the Li family."
It's a pity that they are still taking chances.
It was also after Li Langhua brought Li Li back that Li Yuanzhi's biological parents came to see their son with no hope of inheriting the Li family.
However, all this was unexpected by Li Langhua.
"I admit that I did transfer Yuanzhi's feelings to you, but I never regarded you as a substitute!"
Li Langhua has a sour nose. She has indeed been cultivating Li Yuanzhi with a mother's heart over the years.
For everything she had, it would be unfair if all her hard work over the years was erased with just three words: substitute.
"I don't care whether you believe it or not, from the moment I bring you back to the Li family, you are my child. As for the position of the head of the Li family, I have already violated the Li family's rules once, and it is impossible to violate them a second time."
Even if she failed to bring Li Li back then, the position of head of the Li family would definitely not belong to Li Yuanzhi.
Sometimes blood really determines everything.
"Since I have never had this idea, then it is not a betrayal to you."
Li Yuanzhi suddenly lowered his head and smiled, "I understand what you mean. I have understood it before."
The reason why he went out was because he wanted to see what the scenery he had deliberately ignored over the years was like.
Furthermore, now that everything is back to normal, Li Langhua is already wary of him, not to mention that the Li family has an additional Wen Li.
At this point, he had long since lost any thoughts.
"Besides, why do you think I dared to give the position of head of the family to Li Li?" Li Langhua suddenly looked at him.
No one knows Li Li's abilities better than Li Langhua. It is too early for the child to take on important responsibilities now.
"Because of you." Li Langhua suddenly burst into tears from laughter.
Li Yuanzhi was stunned, staring at her, and suddenly understood what she meant.
"I believe you will always help Lili, because you are the one who loves her the most and is also her most respected and favorite second uncle..."
If Li Yuanzhi only had plans for Li Li, Li Langhua never believed it.
It was the child he had watched grow up little by little, the child he had held in the palm of his hand since childhood.
The first words Li Li said were not her parents or her grandma, but her uncle.
In the living room, Li Li sat quietly at the table, carefully looking through the reports and organizing documents.
Li Ruobing sat next to the sofa and looked at her for a while, as if he had done a lot of mental preparation before he got up and sat down opposite Li Li.
"Lili..." she called.
Li Li, who was looking down at the report, looked up and saw the twinkling light in her eyes.
Li Ruobing, who was hesitant to speak, finally made up his mind to speak.
"I have something to tell you..."
Li Li must always know the truth, she is the person involved.
The smile on Li Li's face faded, and she suddenly looked at Li Ruobing with a smile, "Sister, you don't need to say anything."
Although she is heartless, she is not a fool. Some things are better left rotting in the stomach.
Noticing the seriousness in her eyes, Li Ruobing was stunned for a moment.
"You... know?"
She never thought about how to tell Li Li or how to tell her.
Li Li, who had been so well protected since she was a child, could not accept this fact, so she had consciously hid it from Li Li for the past two days.
Even Rachel didn't say anything to Li Li and kept it secret.
How did she know.
"Sister, we have been together for so many years. You have always been there for me when I was sick. I remember the days when my second uncle stayed with me. I have never seen my parents, so my second uncle is my father in my heart."
People always have selfish motives, Li Li knew it.
After she came back, she went to see Wen Li. Wen Li didn't hide anything that happened in the Li family during her escape.
"Don't you blame dad??" Li Ruobing whispered.
"Why should I blame uncle?" Li Li turned the pen tip in his hand, "Second uncle just pursued what he wanted. Everyone does this."
Besides, she also knew that she had never been an obstacle in Li Yuanzhi's heart.
Some truths cannot be measured simply by right or wrong. The feelings between people can never be explained clearly.
Just like Wen Li said, killing her directly would save a lot of trouble.
However, he couldn't be cruel and could only fail.
"Sister, I thought a lot when I was outside. Just like Wen Li said, from the day I was brought back, the Li family has been my responsibility."
Li Ruobing listened to her words and looked at Lili now. She was much less willful and immature.
"Second uncle is just a second uncle, and you are just my sister. I will always remember this sentence, and that's enough."
At the door of the study, Li Yuanzhi, who came out of nowhere, heard these words clearly.
Over the years, he has always fought with that tone.
I am not willing to become someone else's substitute and live my life in someone else's name.
But he neglected the most important thing, and he was almost backfired by that obsession.
Li Langhua stood beside him, "Now that the Fu family has changed its dynasty, no one dares to say what will happen to the Li family in the future. Your position will always be reserved for you. You can't come back. It's in your thoughts..."
In today's situation, I'm afraid they will all be implicated.
Fu Yuheng came to power and gained the same power as Fu Yuxiu. In the past two days, I am afraid that he has started to eliminate the forces quickly and slowly.
Today, the Fu family is fighting more openly and secretly than before.
Going with the flow, they are part of it and it is inevitable.
(End of chapter)