After a heart - to - heart talk, the relationship between Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu had made great strides. At least that's how it seemed to others. Sister Liu even secretly slipped a bottle of chlorophyll to Li Xiyu.
"I heard that people who are preparing for pregnancy all take this."
Li Xiyu: "..."
The relationship wasn't the only one that had improved. Li Xichi and Song Yunsheng's relationship had also taken a turn for the better.
Li Xichi even took Song Yunsheng home.
Although the two hadn't officially confirmed their relationship, this was the first time Li Xichi had brought a man home. Moreover, it was the Song family that Father Li had always wanted to curry favor with and get in touch with.
Song Yunsheng was going to have dinner at the Li family's place. Father Li called Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu and asked them to come back for a meal.
Song Yunsheng had the same face as Zhou Donglin, but their temperaments were completely different. Song Yunsheng always gave Li Xiyu the feeling that he was constantly scheming.
He wasn't like the innocent Zhou Donglin. Instead, he was more like the Song Jiaye from the ancient times.
Just thinking about the ancient Song Jiaye made Li Xiyu feel both hatred and nausea. She suddenly lost all interest in this dinner.
Seeing Li Xiyu's repulsive expression, Song Jiaye thought she didn't like dinner parties. So he said, "I'll go back alone. I'll just find an excuse to fob Dad off."
"No." Li Xiyu wasn't a pushover. Since the person had come to their doorstep, why shouldn't she show up?
Besides, Zhou Donglin had been bullied by her since childhood. What was there to be afraid of?
"If you're really unhappy..."
"Didn't we just say yesterday that partners should advance and retreat together? How could I let you go into the den of wolves alone?"
Moreover, running away wasn't the solution. She also needed to have more contact with this Song Yunsheng to find out what kind of person he was.
The two returned to the Li residence before the sun set. The house was bustling. Father Li and Jiang Yongfeng were bustling around Song Yunsheng. Li Xichi, who used to walk around with her head down at home, was now showing off her superiority. She walked around with her head held high. When she saw Li Xiyu and Song Jiaye come back, instead of being submissive and calling her eldest sister like before, she didn't even say hello and just attended to her honored guest.
As soon as Li Xiyu came back, Li Tong came up and took her hand, pouting unhappily.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiyu squatted down and asked with concern.
After losing a child before, she had a semi - maternal attitude towards Li Tong.
"My castle has been occupied."
"Castle?"
"Yeah, I spent several days building the castle there." As Li Tong said, he pointed to the large carpet in front of the sofa. "But as soon as this honored guest Song came, Grandpa asked the servant to dismantle my castle, saying it took up too much space."
This building - block castle was bought by Song Jiaye for Li Tong as an apology for Li Xiyu accidentally knocking over Li Tong's building blocks before and also as a thank - you for Li Tong's help last time.
After getting the castle, Li Tong spent several days putting together a rough shape. He was just about to start building the main body of the castle today when he was mercilessly told that there was an honored guest coming and he had to make room.
At this time, Ming Yuezhu came up and took Li Tong away from Li Xiyu.
"Don't listen to his nonsense. He has a toy room but doesn't want to play there. He insists on playing in the hall. If they don't dismantle yours, whose will they dismantle?"
"Who said that? This is our home. Our Tongtong can put it wherever he wants. Besides, I really don't understand Dad. Our family isn't short of this bit of space. Why does he have to curry favor with an adopted son like this? What's the use?"
The one who spoke was Li Yuanhua.
Seeing this, Ming Yuezhu gave him a look: "The son has been led astray by you. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked."
"What, do you like their obsequious faces?"
When Li Yuanhua asked this question, Ming Yuezhu fell silent.
At this time, Jiang Yongfeng called out.
"Oh, why don't you come in when you're here? It only takes a moment to change your shoes. Does it have to take so long?" She was acting like the mistress of the house.
Ming Yuezhu and Jiang Yuanhua were quite in sync at this moment. They sighed together, then shook their heads together, and walked towards the living room.
Song Jiaye and Li Xiyu soon found out why the young couple had sighed.
Jiang Yongfeng was really good at currying favor. It wasn't enough for her and Li Xichi to attend to Song Yunsheng. She had to drag the whole family into it. She asked little Tongtong to perform singing and dancing one moment, and asked Li Yuanhua to consult Song Yunsheng about business skills the next.
Jiang Yongfeng didn't dare to order Li Xiyu and Song Jiaye around, but they couldn't leave either. As soon as Li Xiyu got up to go to the bathroom, Jiang Yongfeng would come up and remind her: "There's an honored guest at home. Give your dad some face. Don't throw a tantrum, okay?"
Li Xiyu couldn't understand.
Everyone has physical needs. How could it be considered throwing a tantrum? Throwing a tantrum at the toilet?
Song Yunsheng was really enjoying this feeling of being the center of attention. He was smiling so much that there were creases on his face.
When Li Xiyu came out of the bathroom, she unexpectedly found her sister - in - law Ming Yuezhu smoking in the corridor outside the bathroom. Li Xiyu walked over and asked.
"Sister - in - law, why are you here?"
"The whole family is rushing to curry favor. They really treat that Song Yunsheng like an emperor. I don't want to serve anymore. It's annoying to look at."
Li Xiyu finally understood. If the daughters of the Li family were supposed to have integrity, then the daughters of the Ming family all had tempers.
Sister - in - law Ming Yuezhu was cold, Ming Yuexin was arrogant, and Ming Yuexuan was hot - tempered. They were all not to be trifled with.
Li Xiyu consciously didn't want to provoke this sister - in - law. Just as she was about to walk back, she heard Ming Yuezhu call her from behind.
"Xiaoyu, can I leave Li Tong at your Xiyu Villa for a few days?"
"For how long?"
"At least two or three days, at most two or three months."
"Ah?!" Hearing this, Li Xiyu was quite shocked. "Sister - in - law, why? Is something wrong at home?"
"Nothing's wrong. It's just that your brother and I quarrel every day. It's not good for the child to see this. I'll explain it to Li Tong after your brother and I get divorced."
"Divorce?!"
This was even more shocking than leaving Li Tong in foster care.
"For no reason, sister - in - law, why..."
"Back then, we got married because of a business alliance. He didn't like me, and I didn't like him. I married into your Li family and gave birth to Li Tong. I've done my best."
"Do you really have to get divorced?" Li Xiyu knew her elder brother's temper. He seemed to like joking and was an easy - going guy, but in fact, he was very emotional. "Actually, I think you and elder brother still have feelings for each other."
They were so in sync at the entrance.
"No matter how much feeling there is, once it becomes a business alliance, it changes in nature. It becomes a deal of money and power. It's meaningless."