Chapter 972: The transformation of the old man
Chapter 972 The old man’s transformation
It's not that he deliberately belittled his brother, but that his brother was simply too good. He was far superior to him in marksmanship, fighting, mathematics, physics, culture, history and philosophy. Although he admired his brother, as a little boy, he had always been suppressed by others. The feeling of holding one end is not pleasant either. It's rare that something is better than his brother, so why shouldn't he be excited?
Because of this, he became more interested in painting.
At this time, Mr. Li roughly understood how Xia Ling guided his children, and smiled: "Brother has his strengths, and you have yours, which is good. Your Aunt Ling... is also very good."
These days, he lives in this villa, and Li Lei had a long talk with him.
Li Lei very sincerely asked him to accept Xia Ling and told him: [Grandpa, whether you like Xiao Ling or not, the fact that she is the mistress of the Li family will not change in the next few decades in this life, and she will not be happy for a day. , Harmony is also a day, why can't we live in harmony? ]
Mr. Li angrily drove his grandson out of the room.
However, when I calm down, I always think of this issue mentioned by Sun Tzu.
Xia Ling is the jewel in the eye of a super reclusive wealthy family. She has a good relationship with her grandson and her status is unshakable. Even if there are twists and turns in life, her grandson is determined to live and die with her without any negotiation. For the sake of family harmony, there is no other way but to accept Xia Ling. What makes the old man uncomfortable is—
How could the matron of the Li family be so weak?
Xia Ling has no city, no scheming, and zero strategizing skills, less than one ten thousandth of Su Tang’s. How can such a head mother help the family? Even if there is a super natal family, the Li family cannot always rely on the mistress’ natal family for their affairs, otherwise the outside world will laugh them off!
So, the old man has always been worried about it.
Until the incident of Li Rui learning to paint happened, Mr. Li suddenly realized that this grandson's wife was not without merit. Even if she is shallow-minded and doesn't know how to strategize, she can make her family live in harmony and her children and grandchildren can grow up harmoniously. For a large and complicated family, what else is more important?
Compared to Su Tang, he may be a good subordinate and can be regarded as his right-hand man and confidant, but he is really not as good as Xia Ling in terms of raising children and settling down the family home.
"That's all..." Mr. Li sighed, "No one is perfect. There are so many subordinates in the Li family, and there is no shortage of people with deep thoughts. But there are very few who can cultivate children well."
“Grandpa, what are you talking about?” Li Rui looked at him curiously.
The old man came back to his senses, looked at his nominal great-grandson, smiled, and said lovingly: "Do you like Aunt Ling?"
"I like it!" the child replied without hesitation, "Aunt Ling is the best, even better than my mother! She will teach me how to draw, play with me, buy me new clothes, and tell me bedtime stories! I like Ling the best. Auntie! "The world of a child is so simple, he will always remember whoever treats him well.
After saying this, Mr. Li smiled again and touched the child's head.
For the first time, he felt that the Li family might have married the right grandson-in-law.
A few days later, Su Tang came again. Wearing a smoky gray dress embroidered with Tang Di flowers, she looked elegant. She stood in front of the glass window of the living room and said to Xia Ling in a slow voice, "Are you feeling better, Xiao Rui? I haven't seen you for such a long time. I'm here." Look at him, you can't stop us from meeting forever."
Xia Ling didn't bother to pretend to her, so she called a servant directly: "Go and ask Young Master Rui, tell her that his mother Su Tang is here and ask him if he wants to meet her." She was wearing a homely shirt, loose and tailored. , soft material, casual and lazy, completely different from Su Tang's exquisiteness. There was a hint of tranquility on her face, and she looked like she was living a happy life. She was glowing from the inside out, like a flower that stretched out at will. In contrast, although Su Tangmei is beautiful, she is too deliberate.
Su Tang looked at her, guessing about her and Li Lei's happy life, filled with jealousy. Originally, days like this should belong to you! She should be the mistress of Li Lei's house! The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she became. It was like a ball of fire was burning in her heart. These days, with Li Lei's alienation, even though her appearance and posture could still barely maintain the exquisite elegance of the past, her inner self had long since lost its former reserve and arrogance. .
She became an impatient woman and said to Xia Ling: "Xiao Rui will definitely meet me. Stop pretending and send someone to ask. How do I know if you really asked or if you just found a reason?" Perfunctory with me?"
Xia Ling sneered: "I've never seen anyone who feels as good about themselves as you do! It's up to Xiao Rui whether he sees you or not, so you know he will definitely see you? Don't be kidding, you almost beat him up Damn it, he will hate you for the rest of his life!" In fact, children can't hold grudges that much. Their thinking is simple. Even if they are scared to death when they are beaten, it is not impossible to forgive after the incident comes and their mother uses a few nice words to coax them.
But Xia Ling did not intend to give Su Tang such a chance.
This woman has ulterior motives and has not taken good care of her child at all. If Li Rui forgives her and gets close to and trusts her as a biological mother again, sooner or later, he will be sold and help count the money! These days, Xia Ling and Li Rui get along day and night. It would be a lie to say they don't have feelings. Now, Li Rui is really like her own child. She takes good care of him and educates him. She doesn't want her child to mistrust someone and get hurt. .
Two women were facing each other in the living room, neither giving in to the other.
Not long after, the servant returned and said to Xia Ling respectfully: "Madam, Young Master Rui is painting butterflies in the back garden and says he doesn't want to see his mother."
Xia Ling chuckled lightly and looked at Su Tang: "Did you hear that? Please come back."
Su Tang shook his head: "I don't believe it! You must have lied to me! It must have happened!"
"Su Tang!" came an old and steady male voice. It was Mr. Li who walked out of the side door at some point. When Li Rui was painting butterflies just now, he was with the child. He also heard the servant's voice and came out to take a look, "It's Xiao Rui who said he doesn't want to see you. He hates being disturbed when he is painting. Sit down and rest." Let's talk after Xiao Rui finishes painting. "Unlike Xia Ling, he is not so hostile to Su Tang. Even though he thinks Su Tang is not good at raising children, he appreciates her talents in other areas and still hopes to be able to raise children. To ease their mother-son relationship.
Xia Ling glanced at the old man.
Who is the master of this home? Why is he so conscious of keeping guests?
Of course Mr. Li understood the meaning of her eyes and called out: "Xiao Ling, come with me." His relationship with Xia Ling has eased recently, but after all, they are not too close, and they need to communicate when they encounter differences.
(End of this chapter)