Ling Jiale didn't expect that his usual tricks didn't work. He was stunned for a while before he quickly got up from the ground and chased Ling Jiang behind him, crying.
"Dad! Dad!"
Ling Chunhua turned around frequently, "Dad, Jia Le is calling you."
Ling Jiang squeezed her hand tightly and said, "Don't worry about him. Let's go see your grandpa first. We have to go home later."
"Um."
Although Ling Chunhua was puzzled as to why her father was so indifferent to her younger brother, she was too sensible to ask any further questions.
In her young heart, she had 100% trust and dependence on Ling Jiang, her father. He must have his reasons and difficulties.
When this scene fell into the eyes of the people in Lijia Village, there was a lot of discussion.
"You said that Ling Jiang is really a freak. He spared his own son, but instead pampered a girl to the sky. Look at what that girl is wearing, it's not cheap."
"You don't understand this, don't you? It's hard for this man to find a home with his son by his side."
"According to what you say, wouldn't it be even harder for Li Li to find a home with such a slut?"
"Why else is she looking for a home? They give her and her 20 yuan a month plus 10 kilograms of rice, and there are other things during the holidays. Are you happy to let you go?"
"No wonder I see that she is not in a hurry. It turns out that someone is raising her. To be honest, this Ling Jiang is really a rare good man. He is still willing to give money to his ex-wife even after they are divorced."
"If you think he's good, then why don't you kick the one in your house and go find him?"
"Get the hell out of here!"
Everyone laughed and talked about Li Li again.
"She is young. She will find a job after the Chinese New Year and earn twenty or thirty a month. Plus what her ex-husband gives her, her life will not be too comfortable."
"Hey, you have a good life, and you and I can't envy you."
Some people think Ling Jiang is worthless, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to find a home like this. Once people hear that he wants to support his ex-wife and son, who will marry him?"
"That's not necessarily true. I heard that the Ling family is now prosperous and earns at least thousands a month. This 20 yuan is nothing."
"Really or not, can you earn so much in a month?"
"I heard that I made more money from reselling in the past. I made thousands in just a few days. But Li Li, a big talker, talked about it everywhere. In the end, the two brothers were almost arrested and sent to jail. They paid fines for all the money they earned.
A lot of it has been posted."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder you got divorced. This kind of troublemaker can't help but just adds to the trouble. I would divorce him even if you leave me alone."
Li Li was discussing with a 30-year-old woman in her yard about going to the city to work after the Chinese New Year.
The woman had a handkerchief relationship with Li Li, her name was Miao Dandan, and she was now working as a dishwasher in a hotel in the city.
"The person who was serving dishes before resigned. The boss said he would transfer me to be the one serving dishes. He plans to recruit someone else for the dishwashing job. I introduced you to the boss."
Seeing that Li Li was a little unhappy, Miao Dandan hurriedly said: "Don't look at this dishwasher who is dirty and tired. The salary is 20 yuan a day, including two meals. If you encounter some dishes that the guests don't eat much, you can still do it."
Pack it up and take it home, so you don’t have to buy groceries. Think about it, how much can you save in a month?"
Hearing this, Li Li felt a little moved.
The dishes in the restaurant are all good things with big fish and big meat.
At this moment, she heard her son's cry and hurriedly walked out.
As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw Ling Jiang and his daughter walking towards them.
"Your ex-husband is here and he has brought a lot of things with him." The woman also knew Ling Jiang and said with some envy, "He is very affectionate and righteous to you. He still comes to see you even after they are divorced."
"Who cares?"
Li Li said this, but her eyes wanted to poke a hole in the cloth bag in Ling Jiang's hand to see what good things were inside.
"Mother."
Looking at her daughter, who was carved in pink and jade and was even more delicate and beautiful than the dolls in the New Year pictures, Li Li simply didn't dare to recognize her.
After not seeing each other for two months, my daughter seems to have changed a lot. She used to be as thin as a monkey, with sallow skin and sparse hair. Now her face looks like it was made by a young man, round, white, tender, smooth and black.
Her hair was tied into two buds, with a string of bright red agate beads pinned to each bud.
He is also well dressed.
Wearing a long pomegranate red cotton coat, black fitness pants with beautiful patterns printed on the corners, and short red leather boots on her feet, she looks like a pampered little princess from her family.
"Hey, Lao Ling, I didn't realize that you are quite good at raising a daughter. This outfit looks really nice."
Hearing Miao Dandan's compliment, Ling Jiang smiled and explained, "Where did I buy these? Chunhua's aunt bought them all."
"No wonder."
At this moment, Ling Jiale chased after him with a squeak.
"Mom, I want to eat candy! I want to eat candy!"
Knowing Ling Jiale's temperament, Ling Jiang quickly took a piece of red bean cake from the bag and handed it over to prevent him from crying.
Ling Jiale took the red bean cake and stuffed it into his mouth. He looked like a glutton, just like a starving ghost.
Li Li pulled her son angrily and patted his back gently, "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
Miao Dandan took the opportunity to smile and said: "Old Ling, Jia Le is still wearing last year's old cotton-padded jacket. Jia Le will not be without spring flowers. They are all your flesh and blood. You can't favor one over the other."
Ling Jiang was not surprised that Miao Dandan said such words.
His ex-wife would definitely not have the shame to tell anyone about such an immoral thing as cheating, and he would not expose it unless absolutely necessary. After all, he still had to think about his daughter.
Ling Jiang did not answer Miao Dandan's words, but turned to Li Li and said, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I came over to see Dad and bring you next month's living expenses."
Miao Dandan felt bored and found an excuse to leave.
"Where's Dad? Isn't he at home?"
After entering the door, he didn't see Li Dajun, so Ling Jiang subconsciously asked.
"He went to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots."
During the Chinese New Year, my house was robbed, so I had to dig some wild winter bamboo shoots to enrich the vegetable basket.
There is also a custom of visiting relatives in Jiang City, but when Zhu Hongping was here, the relationship with relatives was so tense that the Li family did not go to relatives on the first day of the new year every year.
Ling Jiang didn't think much about it, thinking that Li Dajun went to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots because he had nothing to do.
He gave the cloth bag in his hand to Li Li, "There's some meat in it, and some sugar biscuits and pastries. It's for you and Dad."
It happened that Ling Jiale had finished eating the red bean cake in his hand. When he heard Ling Jiang's words, he immediately grabbed Li Li's clothes and clamored for candy.
Li Li was used to being obedient to her son, so she casually grabbed a few candies from the bag and handed them to her son.
Ling Jiale ran away happily after getting the candy.
Li Li was about to take the bag back to the house and put it away when she caught a glimpse of her daughter Ling Chunhua. She paused and took two candies from the bag and handed them to her daughter.
Ling Chunhua shook her head, "No, there's still a lot at home, just leave these for Jia Le to eat."
Ling Chunhua wanted to leave the food to her younger brother, but when Li Li heard this, she felt extremely uncomfortable.