A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 527: Murmuring

In the kitchen, Li's mother dropped the vegetable knife in her hand onto the chopping board with a clang.

She turned around and looked at her eldest sister in disbelief.

"Don't look at me like that, the boy admitted it himself." The eldest sister turned to her sister-in-law and helped her pick vegetables.

"Why shouldn't I believe it? You never told me anything before." Mother Li's eyes followed her daughter's movements.

Qiu Fanghua also found it strange. Who would have guessed that at today's party, something that she had never thought about would happen.

She looked up and said to Li's mother, "Maybe it was not decided before, I am embarrassed to say it."

Regardless of whether this statement was what Li Xiaodi expected, it was able to comfort Li's mother.

In an era when marriage is taken seriously, if it is a free love relationship and it is not yet the stage of discussing marriage, people will not ask their family members about it casually.

After hearing the news, Li's mother no longer had the heart to cook. She took off her apron and rushed into the living room to question little brother Li.

Qiu Fanghua wanted to stop her, but was held back by her elder sister. She could only watch her mother-in-law disappear at the kitchen door.

"Let her go. If mom doesn't figure it out, we won't have any dinner today." The eldest sister, who knows her mother's character best, explained to her sister-in-law.

Qiu Fanghua turned around and looked at the prepared dishes on the kitchen counter, thinking that this was the only way.

Those delicious dishes were beyond the capability of her and Sister Qin to prepare.

Instead of letting them waste food, it is better to wait for mother-in-law to say hello and come back before taking any action.

Li's mother's sudden appearance like the wind was already expected by Li Xiang and others.

Before she even stepped into the house, she was already bombarded with questions filled with joy.

"You little brat, when did you start dating someone? How old is she? What does she do? Who is at home with her? When will you bring her home to see me?"

Just as Li was about to answer the first question, he was blocked by questions one after another.

Until Li's mother finished asking, she looked at him with expectant eyes.

It took him a while to sort out his words and answer his old mother's questions.

"We have just settled it recently, so I'll report to you as soon as I get the chance." Little Brother Li was cautious and quietly postponed the time.

When Li's mother heard that it happened recently, the smile on her face became even bigger.

She waved her hand, signaling him to continue.

"Minhui is three years younger than me. She is the younger sister of my comrade-in-arms. She used to be a student in the literature department of BJ University. Now she has graduated and works as an editor in a publishing house."

Brother Li had not yet finished his introduction of the girl, but from the expressions on the faces of the people in the room, it could be seen that they were all quite satisfied with the result.

Li Xiang, in particular, felt even more satisfied when he heard that his future sister-in-law was a junior from the same school as him.

Li Xiaodi's narration continued. Li Xiang and Gao Weicheng were fine, but Li's mother frowned slightly.

But she quickly suppressed her emotions and tried not to show them in front of her youngest son.

"Her parents are gone...they were gone in those few years. The grandparents who raised them also passed away in the past two years. Now she and her brother are the only ones left in their family."

"Since the girl's life experience is so miserable, you have to be extra nice to her in the future. We will be their relatives after we become a family." Li Xiang instructed his younger brother.

After hearing this, little brother Li nodded and responded to his elder brother's instructions very straightforwardly.

Later, he explained some of the details to make them understand more clearly. A family that could raise two college students, and whose parents had such experiences, must have had a good family background.

Especially Li Xiang and the others never had any strict requirements for Li Xiaodi when it came to finding a partner.

Even if Geng Minhui's situation is not very good, as long as she has no moral flaws, they will not say much.

In the end, after the whole family understood the situation, it was probably only Li's mother who had some concerns.

The mentality of the older generation is understandable. Not having an elder at home is really not a plus at this time.

If you are a bit more superstitious, it might even be a bit taboo to have all the elders gone.

However, although Li's mother grumbled, she did not show it on her face. Instead, before her youngest son went back to school, she specially prepared some food and daily necessities for her daughter's family, and asked her youngest son to deliver them to the girl later.

Little Brother Li, not knowing what was going on, left happily, thinking that his whole family supported him.

But as soon as he left, Li's mother told her eldest son and daughter-in-law about the discomfort she was feeling.

"There is no elder here. How can I survive without anyone to lend a hand in the future?"

Li Xiang didn't expect that his old mother would be confused on this issue.

Li Xiang, who rarely went against her since he started working, said sarcastically, "Mom, don't forget that you and my dad have been married for less than two years, and your elders are gone too."

If it were the same as in the past, Li's mother's reaction would be at best a rolling eye, at worst a slap in the face.

This time, she rarely got angry with her son.

She sighed and said, "I know what you mean. Blame me as a mother for being nosy. But, my dear, don't you think that I, your mother, have suffered enough from the hardship of not having the support of the elders, so I want to prevent you from going down this road again."

Before Li's mother married Li's father, the elders on Li's side had already passed away.

After Li Xiang was born, the family was also cut off and there was nothing left.

At that time, there was no such thing as maternity leave, and the family's food depended on the income from working every day.

Mr. Li didn't dare to rest for a day, and Mrs. Li didn't dare to let him rest either.

On the first day after giving birth, I dragged my sick body to heat up my own food.

It was not that Mother Li was being pretentious. At that moment, she really felt that her life was more bitter than the bitter herb. Even the joy brought by the newborn baby could not cover up this bitterness.

Compared with women, men are naturally more resilient, which makes it difficult for Li Xiang, a son, to have a deep empathy for his mother's past experiences.

Hearing his mother talking about this, Li Xiang patted her hands and said dryly, "It's all in the past."

Doesn’t Li Xiang feel sad?

He felt distressed, but he didn't know what to say in response except this dry consolation.

At this time, Qiu Fanghua took Li's mother's hand and gently advised: "Mom, sometimes there is not that much difference between having elders and not having elders. Besides, we still have you in our family. You will take care of them in the future. Are you still worried that they will not live well?"

Mother Li knew that her eldest daughter-in-law was using herself as an example to persuade her.

The eldest daughter-in-law also came to persuade with a sincere heart, otherwise, who would be willing to share the embarrassment with others?

Mother Li tightened her daughter-in-law's hand and smiled at her.

The knot in my heart has been resolved for the time being.

(End of this chapter)