"Did you take it to the Queen Mother?" Xu Jia'an asked.
Meng Li nodded: "Yes."
"What are you going to do?" he continued to ask. How can anyone be so attentive to someone who has nothing to do
Meng Li looked cold and matter-of-fact:
"Of course I want a good future for my son."
"Which one?" Xu Jia'an looked a little moved, but he wasn't so heartless after all.
I still have a son in my heart.
Meng Li smiled: "Of course he is the one who stays by my side. I will beg for whoever is good."
Xu Jiaan frowned: "This is unfair to Xiuyuan, what should he think?"
Meng Li: "He's gone out and still expects me to be fair? Shouldn't he be treated like this?"
Xu Jia'an rolled his eyes at Meng Li and sneered:
"It's just that you are too weak to rely on him now. When you grow old and need him, he will treat you in the same way."
Meng Li said:
"Presumably he wouldn't dare. Filial piety has been important since ancient times, and my emperor has always respected filial piety and followed the example. How many of my subjects dare to be unfilial to their parents?"
"So that's what you had in mind. You can do whatever you want if you have someone to rely on." Xu Jiaan was disdainful.
Meng Li was not in the mood to argue with Xu Jiaan, so he waved his hand and said:
"You have been deliberately indifferent to me for so many days, so you will continue to be indifferent and don't need to appear in front of me."
She spoke so bluntly that Xu Jiaan was speechless and turned to leave.
Soon the appointment from the court came down. When Xu Zhichao knew that his mother had deliberately asked for it, he was a little touched. He treated her like this, but she was still planning for him.
He didn't refuse the position. Who doesn't consider his own future? Now that he hasn't seen Wen Yue'er for a long time, some of his feelings have settled. Moreover, even if he sees her, he can't do anything, and he no longer has the heart to stay with her. .
The day before he went to take up his post, he made a special trip to Meng Li to express his gratitude and some words of apology, saying that he should not have done such stupid things and hoped that his mother would forgive him.
He said that he was going to work, so that his mother could take good care of her at home.
Meng Li didn't ridicule Xu Zhichao very much, but was a little cold. For the son of the client, Meng Li felt that this was the only way.
Because of his relationship with the client, he has already decided that he cannot do anything excessive to him.
Although this son disobeyed her and made her feel sad, as a mother, most people would choose to forgive him.
"Go ahead. I wish you a bright future when you return in three years." Meng Li added:
"Three years are enough for your mental growth, right? I hope you regret doing some ridiculous things."
Hope you regret it.
I really hope that Xu Zhichao and the other three men will regret it.
Xu Zhichao knew what his mother was talking about, so he smiled bitterly and said:
"My son didn't have to wait three years. In fact, I already regret it now."
"It started out as a mistake, but in the end we were in a dilemma, then we couldn't help ourselves, and in the end we had to give up."
At first, he agreed to his brother's request because of a thought. Later, he developed a relationship with Wen Yue'er, which made it difficult for him to leave. At that time, he was struggling internally, knowing that this relationship was sick and immoral. Then Yue'er had a relationship with his father and became The four of us went on a trip, and then our health failed and we were unable to do what we wanted, and now we have to give up, just to make her life better.
During this period of time when she was gone, my heart really calmed down, and I actually liked the feeling of not having her around.
When she's not here, she doesn't have to recall the misery of the past, nor does she have to face her eyes.
Meng Li didn't see how much Xu Zhichao regretted. If he regretted it, it was because of his health. If his health were fine, he might be crazy now.
But there was no need to say this. She nodded, and when he really regretted it, she casually gave him a few more instructions and let him go.
But not long after he left, Xu Zhichao came back again. He said to Meng Li:
"My son's trip will take three years, but my brother has been living away for a while, so I miss him very much. Can my mother allow her son to invite his brother home to have a meal together as a practice for her son?"
Meng Li looked at him indifferently. When he released his mental power just now, he saw Xu Jiaan and Xu Zhichao talking outside.
It must have been Xu Jia'an's instruction to create conditions for Xu Xiuyuan to come back and live there.
No matter what, Meng Li nodded: "It's okay."
Xu Zhichao smiled sincerely now, thinking that his mother would say a few unpleasant words to relieve his depression, but he didn't expect her to be so cheerful. Could it be that she really missed her brother
When it was getting dark, Xu Xiuyuan came back with Wen Yue'er. When Wen Yue'er saw Meng Li, she bowed politely and said hello.
The same goes for Xu Xiuyuan, as if he had no grudges in the past.
The dinner was particularly sumptuous, and Xu Jiaan also took out the expensive ingredients that the emperor had rewarded him from the warehouse, which was a kind of sun-dried seafood.
You can also see his feelings for his son.
Everyone sat together and started eating. Wen Yue'er had been looking for an opportunity to talk to Meng Li to ease the relationship between them, but Meng Li's attitude was too cold, making everyone embarrassed.
Xu Zhichao felt that he should help his brother, so he said to Meng Li:
"My son has been gone for a long time, but he can't worry about his mother. Can you allow my brother to come back and take care of you?"
Meng Li said coldly:
"They keep saying they will take care of me, but I'm not too old to walk anymore, and I have a maid around me to take care of me, so I don't need anyone to take care of me."
Xu Zhichao was embarrassed for a moment and continued:
"Mother also needs emotional support, which the maids and others cannot provide."
Meng Li: "There is no need for them to come back and make me angry."
Xu Zhichao: "..."
It's really impossible to communicate.
He looked at Xu Xiuyuan helplessly and helplessly. Xu Xiuyuan could not say that he wanted to come back because of his face, but he heard his mother say:
"Zhichao, you are my hope now. Mom has spent so much money just to hope that you will do well in the past three years. It is the most basic thing for you to come back and be promoted to the first level. You will have a better future in the future."
After saying this, Meng Li glanced at Wen Yue'er, and sure enough, Wen Yue'er's face became very ugly.
Moreover, Xu Xiuyuan's expression looked very far-fetched. He lowered his head and raised the corners of his lips in embarrassment. He instantly felt that he should not say anything.
Maybe I shouldn’t come back today.
Did his mother really give up on him? All the benefits were obtained by his brother without any consideration for him.
This discovery made him very uncomfortable. His mother had treated him and his younger brother equally since childhood, but now they were suddenly treated differently. It was very uncomfortable.
Was this intentional by Meng Li
Of course it is.
Xu Zhichao didn't feel that his brother and sister-in-law were unhappy, so he was thinking about how to get them back, thinking about what to do. Xu Jia'an noticed it and warned Meng Li with his eyes.
It's a pity that Meng Li ignored it, and it was hard for him to say it. Saying such words in front of everyone would only be more embarrassing and alienate his brothers.