A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 137 Nosy
At the Li family's dinner table on Saturday night, there was still endless talk as always.

Our daily sharing did not stop just because there was one more person.

Except for hiding some content that is inconvenient to talk about.

But Li Xiaodi has nothing to hide here.

The only thing he could hide was his test scores, but this time in the proficiency test, his Chinese score was five points higher than last time, and he was proud of it.

He was just thinking of asking his eldest brother and eldest sister to reward him with some pocket money as a condition.

Mother Li complained without giving any face: "Seventy points, I just want to reward pocket money, you have the nerve to do so."

Little Brother Li had opened his hand to her before, but she hit him back.

So Li Xiaodi turned his attention to his eldest brother and eldest sister.

It's hard for him, too. He's the only one in the family who doesn't make any money. Asking Mother Li for some pocket money is even harder than ever.

He always refused to give me any pocket money because he had food and drink at home.

Adults simply don’t understand that their children also need to communicate with each other.

And he felt that the snacks sold on the street at the school gate were better than the pastries at home.

"Okay, I'll reward you with a dime if it goes up by one point, but remember, if it goes down, it's gone." Li Xiang graciously agreed to his younger brother's request.

He is considered a wealthy person now. Even if the scholarship was taken away by Li's mother, the reason was to save it for him and give him a wife in the future.

Then he still had an allowance of 50 yuan a month. Mother Li agreed and let him spend it on his own.

Mother Li now has a deposit of more than 1000 yuan, and she is extremely determined. Naturally, she will no longer keep an eye on her eldest son's spending money.

Li Xiaodi rolled his eyes and started to make some small calculations.

"The points increase must have an end, but it can't keep increasing. If there is no more points to increase in the future, then I will lose money."

"Hey, you're a little kid and you have a lot to ask for. Are you the only one? Can't you raise the price?" The eldest sister knocked him on the head of her chopsticks rudely, and she learned Mother Li's signature move.

Li Xiang pondered for a moment and had an idea in his mind.

"Let's look at the head office like this. Let's take eighty points as the limit. Between 80 and 90 points, each point is worth 1 cent. From 91 to 100 points, each point is worth 2 cents. There is nothing below 80 points. No. If you pass, you will be punished.”

Before Little Brother Li could express his stance, Mother Li was the first to agree.

"This method is good, just do it like this."

"Yes, yes, it's fairest to have rewards and punishments." The eldest sister deliberately teased Little Brother Li: "Brother is really nice to you. What's the difference between this and giving money to you?"

Little Brother Li is not stupid. If you think about it, you will know that the advantages of this idea outweigh the disadvantages. Although the reward is not that easy to get, now he is no longer Wu Xia Amen, and failure is far away from him.

"Okay, I promise."

The voice was so loud and the momentum was so fierce, it was like making a shocking oath.

Lou Xiao'e on the side looked at the interaction between the Li family and felt envious.

This is a scene that would never happen in their home.

She couldn't help but look in the direction of her home, but it was still dark.

At this point in the past, Xu Damao had already come back.

But today, he has not been seen for a long time.

Even if Li's mother had mentioned it to her early in the morning, Xu Damao's return time was uncertain, but she still couldn't help but look forward to it.

No matter how lively other people's homes are, it is never her home. As an outsider, she is surrounded by this liveliness, but her heart feels empty.

Lou Xiao'e lowered her head in depression, feeling that the meal was tasteless.

If it were anyone else, he might be in a better mood with the food on the table.

But she didn't have to worry about food or drink. Her parents' meals on weekdays were probably better than this one.Coupled with her young lady's temper, she brought out her emotions at the Li family's dinner table regardless of the occasion.

Lou Xiao'e didn't mean to be like this. She was used to being squeamish and self-centered.

Mother Li asked subconsciously: "What's wrong? The food is not to your liking?"

Lou Xiao'e poked at the food in the bowl, shook her head and whispered back: "Da Mao hasn't come back yet."

Hearing this, Li Xiang didn't even look at her. While holding the dishes, he asked Li's mother: "Mom, didn't you tell your sister-in-law that Brother Damao's work time has changed a long time ago?"

"Say, I said it~" Mother Li stuttered in reply, unable to react for a moment. Why did her son ask her again? Didn't she tell him just now in the kitchen?

Li Xiang continued: "Sister-in-law, if you are in a hurry, you can go to the purchasing department in the factory and ask them to give you a message when they meet Brother Damao when they go to the countryside. If you are waiting like this at home..." He After thinking for a while, he said: "It's been more than a week since Brother Damao left last time, so we have to wait at least ten days."

This is tantamount to asking Lou Xiao'e to either quickly find someone to let him come back, or to go back to her parents' house and stay for a while, and then come back after calculating the time.

Otherwise, I won’t be able to do housework, and eating will be a big problem.

His family can help with it, but not Dundun. Besides, there is no one at home at noon. As long as Lou Xiao'e stays in the courtyard, she has to think about it by herself.

The eldest sister understood what the eldest brother meant and was eager to give Lou Xiao'e some advice.

But she was reminded by Li Xiang's kick on the table, and there was a warning in her eyes.

You are only 15 years old, why are you mixing it up? You haven't figured out your adolescent problems yet, and you still want to be a strategist for others.

After dinner, after sending Lou Xiao'e away, Li Xiang began to educate his eldest sister.

Don't take the initiative to offer opinions on matters between husband and wife or partners if others don't ask.

Even if you take the initiative to ask, it doesn't involve issues of life and death ethics, don't be too strict. You have to have a Chou Yin Mao to come.

That's his problem, not yours. Don't cross the line just by talking or persuading.

The client only wants to find an audience to talk to about his difficulties, but does not really live by the opinions of the audience.

Take Lou Xiao'e as an example. She doesn't listen to her parents and comes to listen to you?

The fact is that she doesn't even necessarily listen to her parents' opinions.

At least in Li Xiang's opinion, it was definitely not Lou's father and Lou's mother's idea to come back this time.

Especially Lou's father, who once had the dignity of half the city of Lou, would never allow his daughter to humiliate herself like this.

The eldest sister looked thoughtful as she listened to her eldest brother's instructions.

Listening to her eldest son's words, Mother Li seemed to have opened the door to another level.

Their generation still adheres to the saying that it is for your own good.

When someone's business is in front of their master, if they feel that they have good intentions and are really considerate of others, they will speak out frankly.

The collision of the two thoughts made Li's mother unable to say for a moment who was right and who was wrong, good or bad.

Li Xiang looked at the mother and daughter, thinking.

Then he left the table, leaving them space to think about it.

The way modern people do things is a bit unique compared to now.

At first, when he looked at his eldest sister, he had a bit of a modern mentality of not caring about the frost on other people's roofs, but later he observed that this was not the case either.

The eldest sister is purely a protector of the family. As long as it doesn't involve the family members, she is actually quite nosy.

Because what happened to Xiuxiu's house that day really opened his eyes.

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