"I'm not going...you decide for yourself." Li Rou refused, family ties need to be cultivated slowly, spending the New Year with a group of strangers, even if everyone knows that they are related by blood, but the existence of that strange feeling, or deliberate enthusiasm , made Li Rou feel unacceptable.
It's different for women, or for a daughter-in-law.
"If you don't go, I won't go either." Xie Xiaoan shook his head, looking like a husband and wife.
"Can I go? I want to go." Bai Meimei whispered.
"Of course, it can be your home." Li Cunxi said with some joy, Li Rou's refusal was actually expected, but Li Cunxi was still a little disappointed, but if there are more Bai Meimei this Chinese New Year, at least it will be different, The old man was expecting all three sons to return home. Now that the third son is in that situation, it would be good if the daughter-in-law came back... In fact, Li Cunxi never expected Lin Jiangxian to be equal to the third daughter-in-law of the Li family. In this world, the Li family is very high The only ones who climbed were people like Lin Jiangxian.
For Bai Meimei, when she comes to a foreign country, no matter how strong she is, as a woman, she will still feel at a loss and panic if she has no one to rely on in her heart. A home can shelter you from wind and rain, and a group of people can support you. Umbrella, this is home, which is what women need most. For most women, their whole life is like birds, looking for and building their own nests.
Li Cunxi saw Bai Meimei's joy and the dissipating uneasiness between her brows, and closed her eyes with a smile. He knew the situation of the third child... Fortunately, it was only ten years. For the old leader, it is not a big problem to live to more than ninety under the perfect medical protection... What's more, after all, the Li family has the most special relationship with that organization.
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and has power and glory that ordinary people can't reach. Many ordinary happiness that ordinary people have are beyond reach for this big family.
Just like the old man in the family, he only wanted to see those two children, but it was an extravagant hope. With Lin Jiangxian, no matter how powerful the family power, social influence, power and wealth, they all seemed so pale and powerless. The blood of the family.
Unlike in the eyes of other people, Lin Jiangxian is the god of this world. In the eyes of the group of people who followed her early on, their feelings for her are much more complicated.
Li Cunxi stayed for more than an hour before going back. Secretary Long was still worried. After sending Li Shishi to the municipal committee compound, he hurried over to pick Li Cunxi up. dereliction of duty.
After seeing off Li Cunxi, Li Rou went upstairs with Xie Xiaoan and Bai Meimei.
"He said that you need the approval and acceptance of the Li family. It seems that he is being self-indulgent." Li Rou smiled slightly. Xie Xiao'an and Bai Meimei had completely different attitudes towards Li Cunxi. But Xie Xiaoan was much calmer. He felt that Li Cunxi was deliberately keeping a distance, and he was not willing to talk to Li Cunxi. The few times Li Cunxi talked to Xie Xiaoan just now, Xie Xiaoan was a little perfunctory.
"That's your fault, that's the uncle... In Chinese feudal families, the uncle often symbolizes the authority of the family, and he can exercise the family law." Bai Meimei is in a good mood, although it is impossible to integrate into the Li family now, but at least It's a good start, and it doesn't feel so lonely, it's not the same after all to have Li Rou to take care of and have a big family for backing.
"Auntie, you go up first, let's go for a walk." Adding some spice to Bai Meimei's mood, Xie Xiaoan simply called Aunt Bai Meimei instead of calling her Meimei as usual.
As expected, Bai Meimei was even more proud, and said in a low voice, "I'll go to sleep when I get back, I won't go out tonight... as long as you don't bang the wall... Be careful, because you are too strong."
"Meimei!" Xie Xiaoan's cheeks flushed with embarrassment. The most important thing was that she felt that Bai Meimei had taken advantage of her man by saying this.
"Goodbye." Bai Meimei stomped upstairs, running fast in her slippers.
"You are blushing." Li Rou gently stroked his cheek. When he got along with Xie Xiaoan calmly, even though it was the same face as another girl, Li Rou could always feel that it belonged to her. own beauty.
"Hmm... like an apple?" Xie Xiaoan pressed the palm of his hand on her cheek and looked at him sweetly. She didn't spend much time with him, so she always wanted him to feel her sweetness and tenderness. .
"Like." Li Rou nodded.
"Want to eat?" Xie Xiaoan brought his cheeks closer.
Li Rou paused for a moment, and kissed her, probably Xie Xiaoan used her little thought again to get him used to kissing her proactively.
But Li Rou had no reason to dislike her small thoughts.
Xie Xiaoan's cheeks were pink and tender, and there was a delicate fragrance, a greasy feeling left on Li Rou's lips. It was clear and clean, but it seemed that there was a sticky force that made it difficult for Li Rou's lips to leave.
Someone came down from upstairs, Xie Xiaoan hurriedly pushed Li Rou away, blushing and greeted him, it turned out to be a neighbor.
"I'll kiss you when I get home, don't be here." Xie Xiaoan lowered his head and said with his little finger hooked on Li Rou's hand.
"Uh... no... your face is very fragrant." Li Rou felt that he was talking nonsense, facing this woman who was physically closest to him, he felt a little at a loss, as if he had fallen into a sweet love.
Xie Xiaoan smiled sweetly, and walked forward holding Li Rou's arm.
The two sat in the courtyard. As the New Year approached, large and small lanterns were hung on the treetops and street lamps, exuding bright red light. The rosemary in the wishing bag spread the smell far away, making people sitting in the treetops feel happy. The person below involuntarily wants to take a deep breath.
"Is it cold?" Xie Xiaoan didn't wear much, and Li Rou asked worriedly, "Now is not the time to focus on looking good. Next time you go out, wear more clothes. It will be terrible if you catch a cold."
"After a while, you won't be pretty anymore, and you'll become a pregnant woman, maybe you'll dislike her." Xie Xiaoan coquettishly.
"Sit here, cool off on the stool." Li Rou hugged her, let her sit in his arms, took off the coat, and wrapped her body.
Xie Xiaoan turned around, moved her round buttocks uneasily, and then secretly smiled, if she moved like this again, sitting would definitely be uncomfortable, and it would be annoying.
"Is my performance not very good today?" Xie Xiaoan pouted.
"What's the matter? I didn't give Secretary Li much face just now, but now I'm worried?" Li Rou said with a smile.
"I'm not worried about him, I'm just afraid that you will be unhappy... He obviously wants to use me to lure you into agreeing to go to Li's house for the New Year. As for my niece and daughter-in-law who can't be on the stage, how can he care?" Xie Xiaoan grabbed him Putting his hand in front of his lower abdomen, he said, "Put it in your clothes...don't pinch my belly button with your fingers, it's very itchy."
"Why should I button your belly button?" Li Rou felt that his hands were limp as if they had been immersed in warm water. Xie Xiaoan's belly was only slightly marked, but it was much smoother than those girls with small bellies. Li Rou felt With the beating of her own blood in her lower abdomen, her tone was involuntarily gentle, "Go if you want."
"Why would I want to go? I'm different from your stepmother... Others don't understand your feelings, how can I not understand? It's like you don't want to integrate into the Li family... Is it the same now that I am in the An family, even though everyone I am working hard to cultivate a sense of family affection. Both Aunt Tang and Sister are very good people. Ann... my father is also very good to me, but I always feel that the three of them are the real family, and I am always separated from them. What, after all, there is no common experience, no days spent together, this kind of family relationship still needs too much time to conceive." Xie Xiaoan turned back and looked at Li Rou gently, "I am with you in this identity, it should be the most understand each other."
"Let's not talk about this... It's just New Year's Eve. I may not be able to come over to accompany you until later. Are you really not going to Li's house for the New Year? If Bai Meimei goes to Li's house, you will be alone at home." Li Rou couldn't help but Worry, if Xie Xiaoan celebrates the New Year alone, it will be so uncomfortable.
"Don't worry, it's okay. I asked Qiao Niannu to accompany me, and she may not be willing to go to Li's house for the New Year... Her surname is Qiao." Xie Xiaoan smiled, "But you must come here, you two You always have to give a child the lucky money for the first year."
"No, I still need the New Year's money in my stomach." Li Rou said with a smile.
"Of course... By the way, I've already decided on their nicknames, one is Da Qiao, the other is Xiao Qiao..." Xie Xiaoan suddenly remembered, and looked at Li Rou expectantly, "What do you think?"
"Jiangdong Erqiao? Then where do I go to find Zhou Yu and Sun Ce for them?" Li Rou lowered his head to look at Xie Xiaoan's lower abdomen, "Why do you think of such a name?"
"I just think the two girls... Are our two daughters not as beautiful as Er Qiao? Naturally, they are also beautiful." Xie Xiaoan said proudly, stroking her belly, wondering how the two girls would be. What kind of cute, beautiful face.
"It's not bad to use this as a nickname. I don't have any objections." Li Rou nodded and was a little puzzled: "Does this have anything to do with Qiao Niannu?"
"Of course there is, the name she wanted." Xie Xiaoan gently bit his earlobe, "She is willing to pay attention to your affairs... Husband, do you want to play two girls serving one husband?"