Zhang Ling took Xiaodouzi and walked out of the bedroom talking and laughing.
His father was telling Li Li with a solemn expression:
"Both parents haven't met, they haven't held a wedding, they haven't registered with the Civil Affairs Bureau, and they still want my daughter to sacrifice for your family, Li Xiang, and the genealogy of your Li family last time. No, this is absolutely not possible!"
As his father spoke, he became more and more excited and slammed the table, stood up and said loudly:
"Li Xiang! What is this? Talk to me! Who do you think my daughter is?"
Li Xiang originally thought that he had been vaccinated against Zhang Pengtian.
He didn't expect Zhang Pengtian to shout excitedly.
He also stood up immediately, wanting to reach out and grab Zhang Pengtian's hand, drag him back to the chair and talk calmly.
"Uncle, I've already said it, please don't get excited! Wait for me to say..."
Li Xiang also thought that Xiaodouzi was at home.
I'm worried that my father's emotional state will scare his children.
"Shut up!" His father opened Li Xiang's hand and pointed at his nose with a disappointed look on his face. "Well, Li Xiang, I've misjudged you."
For the sake of Zhang Ling's reputation, her father didn't want to hear any more nonsense from Li Xiang.
I don’t even want Li Xiang to stay at home anymore and be an eyesore.
Then the father's eyes were on fire, he moved his hand and pointed at the door again and shouted:
"Get out, get out, get out of my house right now! Do you hear me?"
Xiaodouzi was frightened by his father's appearance, and immediately hid behind Zhang Ling and said:
"Grandpa looks so scary! Mom, I'm scared!"
Xiaodouzi's trembling voice made the three of them focus their attention.
Zhang Ling felt distressed and stroked the child's head first to comfort her and said:
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. With mother here, Xiaodouzi is not afraid."
Then she looked at her father and said with a bit of complaint:
"Dad, after all, you have raised me since I was a child. Don't you know if there are children at home? It scares Xiaodouzi. Can you please sit down and talk to me about something?"
Zhang Ling's words are considered extremely normal by many parents.
After all, many parents often say similar words when arguing in front of their children.
Little did they know that this way of expression would have a greater impact on children.
Murray Bowen, a psychologist from China and the founder of systems family theory, once proposed a theory.
Triangulation of family relationships means that the conflict between the two parties is diverted through the intervention of a third party, but it does not actually resolve the conflict.
In the family environment, children are most likely to become such a "third party".
Mentioning children is most likely to cause adults to lose focus on the problems they are about to solve, and it can also cause children to unconsciously enter a "filling position" state and fall into a "victim" mentality.
At this time, Xiaodouzi, as a child, probably thought so because of Zhang Ling's words:
"I'm really hurt. It's my fault that my dad and grandpa (or parents) quarreled."
When the parents who are closest to each other quarrel, they will still think ambivalently:
"Do I need to help dad or mom?"
For young children, no matter who they choose to help, they will feel guilty about "betrayal".
Remember that children are not responsible for resolving conflicts between adults.
It is irresponsible for adults (parents) to use children to fill their seats again and again.
So it’s better to ask the adults who are quarreling to let themselves be adults first.
What Zhang Ling just said can be said afterwards, in private, or during the review.
But never say it during an argument.
Only then did the father suppress his anger towards Li Xiang for the sake of his children.
I quickly found a few pieces of fruit candies from a drawer.
He walked to Xiaodouzi and squatted down, and forced himself to put on a kind smile and said:
"Child, don't be afraid! Grandpa was really in a bad mood just now. Don't worry, grandpa promises that what he said just now was definitely not directed at you. Here, here are some pieces of candy for you to eat to calm your shock."
Xiaodouzi's eyes shone when he was tempted by a few pieces of candy, and he seemed to have forgotten the fear just now.
However, the sensible child did not immediately reach out to take the candy in his grandfather's hand.
Instead, she looked up at Zhang Ling beside her and called "Mom."
After Zhang Ling nodded in agreement, Xiaodouzi happily reached out and grabbed the candy from his grandfather's hand.
He quickly peeled off a piece of candy, put it into his mouth and ate it with a smile.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xiaodouzi's smile again.
Sit around the table.
Zhang Ling then looked at her father with some confusion and asked:
"Dad, what did Gang Li want to do to you? To make you, who has always been steady, act so rude!"
"He..." My father still couldn't completely suppress the anger in his heart. When he saw Li Xiang, he was afraid that he would no longer be able to control his emotions, so he said angrily, "Ask him!"
Zhang Ling was a little helpless at her father's attitude, but she still looked at Li Xiang on the other side.
Li Xiang seemed to have been waiting for her gaze.
So before she spoke, he looked very serious and said:
"Ling'er, here's the thing. Just now, my uncle asked about the specific details of filling in the score during today's family sacrifice ceremony. I just told my uncle the truth as we agreed before. My uncle..."
When Li Xiang mentioned Zhang Pengtian, he felt helpless and couldn't go on.
It was also because Zhang Ling saw what happened next.
"What?"
When his father heard Li Xiang's story, he stood up immediately like an explosion.
When he saw Xiaodouzi in front of him, he suppressed his anger and sat down again to question Zhang Ling:
"So you agree with everything he said?"
"Yes!" Zhang Ling nodded.
"My silly daughter! Why did you agree to such a big matter without discussing it with your father?"
The father's words revealed endless sorrow and sorrow.
After all, the father does not know the true thoughts of his daughter and Li Xiang.
She deeply felt that her daughter, whom she had raised for many years, was abducted by Li Xiang.
It's a bit like what's often shown in movies and TV shows, where the daughter is deceived by a bad boy and steals her household registration book to secretly register for marriage.
It's just that his daughter was kidnapped without even considering her legal status.
How can Zhang Pengtian bear this?
As Zhang Ling looked at her father, there was a voice in her mind that kept condemning her for being unkind.
What made her feel uncomfortable was that her whole body was exhausted due to hunger, and she staggered and almost fell sideways.
Fortunately, Li Xiang appeared at his side in time and pulled her into his arms.
"Zhang Ling, are you okay?" He asked worriedly.
She looked at him with a pale face and shook her head and said:
"No, it's okay. Maybe, maybe I have low blood sugar and my body is a little weak."
Xiaodouzi didn’t know where he got it?
Hypoglycemia requires sugar supplementation.
So the little girl immediately stuffed one of the candies Zhang Pengtian gave her into Zhang Ling's mouth.
He looked at her with distressed little eyes and asked:
"Mom, are you feeling better now?"
Zhang Ling smiled and nodded without saying anything. At the same time, she gently passed her palm across the child's cheek, pinched and gently stroked and rubbed the earlobe.
Xiaodouzi smiled as if he was enjoying it very much, and his little head felt as if he had completely fallen asleep on his palm.
My father's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
Just a little weird!
Zhang Ling has never had hypoglycemia before.
Today's hypoglycemia is a bit strange no matter how you think about it.
After all, Zhang Pengtian has not lived a long life in vain.
Some things were not stated explicitly, but he could still see the clues.
Zhang Ling's face was pale, but there was no sign of sweating;
His body movements seemed weak and his breath of speech had been disguised, but one could still clearly hear the excitement of the young man's breath.
After analyzing this, he couldn't help but sigh in frustration.
It is true that when a son is older, he cannot help his mother, and when a daughter is older, she cannot help her father.
However, it seems that Li Xiang is still taking care of Zhang Ling meticulously.
The father felt at least a little relieved in his heart.
With somewhat difficult steps, he took out half a bottle of liquor from a nearby cabinet and returned to the dining table to pour some wine.
Zhang Ling looked sideways at her father at Li Xiang's reminder and asked:
"Dad, what are you doing?"
There was a bit of a wry smile on the father's face, his head was shaking like a rattle and he said:
"Drinking, of course, drinking. If you don't drink, you can't be considered a real man. I just want to drink a few more drinks today. You can't stop me."
My father drank a glass of wine in one gulp as he spoke, feeling as if he was completely intoxicated.
Zhang Ling heard this and wanted to stand up and snatch the wine glass from her father's hand.
Li Xiang seemed to have successfully predicted the outcome.
He stood up first, raised his hand on Zhang Ling's shoulder, and successfully pushed Zhang Ling back to sit on the chair.
"Forget it, it won't be a big deal if I let my uncle take a sip."
Just as Zhang Ling was about to respond, her father took advantage of his drunkenness and pointed at Li with trembling hands and wanted to say:
"Li Xiang, please listen to me."
Li Xiang responded humbly:
"Uncle, tell me, junior Li Xiang is listening."
He was not humble, and for fear of offending his father, he directly stopped him and asked Zhang Ling to accompany him to attend family sacrifices.
So Zhang Pengtian said because Li Xiang's attitude was obviously much gentler:
"Now I no longer care about how you deceived my daughter."
Cheated on your daughter?
Li Xiang kept silent, thinking that with Zhang Ling's cleverness, could he deceive her?
On the surface, Zhang Ling seems to have suffered a loss in this matter.
But in fact, Zhang Ling made up for the losses she suffered at work.
She instructed Bie Shanliu to clearly indicate this in the contract with Zhihua Technology.
During the cooperation period, the group has the right to use Zhihua Technology's related patented technologies free of charge. Zhihua Technology only takes 40% of the income generated by the two cooperation projects.
This kind of cooperation terms looks like an unequal treaty.
Li Xiang, in order to allow Zhang Ling to accompany him to the family ceremony, agreed behind Li Xiang's back.
So when Li Xiang comes back, Li Xiang really doesn’t know how he should report on his current work?
Zhang Ling wanted to explain a few words to Li Xiang at this time, but Li Xiang seemed to have guessed what she was thinking.
He grabbed Zhang Ling's hand, pulled it and said softly:
"No need. I know my uncle is upset, and it won't be a waste of time to say a few words. Just let your uncle say what he wants."
In his father's opinion, Li Xiang's behavior of whispering to Zhang Ling was too intimate.
The harsh words that were brewing in my heart were already on my lips but I couldn't say them out.
The father sighed with some helplessness and said:
"Now that the matter has come to this, I am not an ignorant or unreasonable person. People from my old Zhang family always keep their word. Since Zhang Ling has already promised you, I will never stand in the way."
"Yeah, I know my uncle is the most reasonable."
After all, he still needs to say some flattering words in person.
This is also a necessary means to ease tensions.
"But you, Li Xiang, must give me a guarantee. After this matter is over, the parents' meeting, civil registration, and a grand wedding will all be necessary. Did you hear that?"
Sure enough, parents and relatives have their children’s best interests at heart at all times.
Zhang Ling's eyes couldn't help but moisten when she heard her father's words.
At the same time, I couldn't help but call out "Dad" in a coquettish way.
What Zhang Pengtian said is exactly what Li Xiang has always thought about.
He agreed without hesitation.
It's just that it might be a little difficult for my father to see his parents.
My father died unexpectedly, and my mother remarried. I haven’t seen her for many years, and I don’t know whether to live or die.
To be honest, Li Xiang didn't want to know his mother's life or death at all.
A woman took away the compensation that her father had paid for with his life, and resolutely chose to abandon him, a loser, in order to pursue what she called personal happiness.
Li Xiang is not an unreasonable person.
I have never thought of stopping my mother from pursuing personal happiness.
But as a mother, when you are pursuing personal happiness, have you ever considered that there is another person?
Apparently, his mother hadn't thought about it.
So he imagined that if he saw his mother in the future, he would just want to say something to her.
"I'm sorry, please don't give birth to me, a loser, before you pursue your so-called happiness next time, okay?"
Therefore, in the long river of his life, there will always be only traces of his grandmother who passed away recently.
He only thinks that he is a monkey who usually pops out from the cracks in rocks.
forget about it!
The family of three had a simple breakfast at Zhang Ling's house.
So they joined hands and headed to the Li family's ancestral hall.
On the way, in the car, Zhang Ling finally asked her doubts.
Li Xiang responded with a smile:
"Can you say it can be included in the family tree? I really don't know this. Of course, if it can be included in the family tree, it will be good for Xiaodouzi. Xiaodouzi can enjoy free medical care, free education and other benefits provided by the family. If not, then
Just think of it as simply taking Xiaodouzi to play."
These are all arrangements made by Zhen Li Xiang.
It is said that if the clan leader makes any demands that he cannot handle.
Then he put forward the condition that the names of Zhang Ling and Xiaodouzi be included in the family tree.
According to the rules of family genealogy, it is generally impossible for the patriarch to agree.
This would allow Li Xiang to easily refuse the clan leader's request.
Zhang Ling slightly looked worried and reminded:
"I remember that there was a specially marked text in the invitation letter that stated that people who are not members of the Li clan are not allowed to be brought to the venue. Is it really okay for you to bring Xiaodouzi rashly like this?"
Li Xiang smiled calmly and said:
"Don't worry! I am an important family member they specially invited to participate in the sacrifice. Xiaodouzi is my daughter. If they dare to turn Xiaodouzi away, I will take you away immediately. It's okay."
This was also one of the strategies that Zhen Li wanted to devise for him to avoid the trouble of clan sacrifices.
When Xiaodouzi heard what Li Xiang said, she felt extremely happy.
The little girl didn't expect that her position in Li Xiang's heart was so important.
Li thought that his father would not go to the clan sacrifice for her sake.
For this reason, Xiaodouzi called "Dad" with a happy smile.
The sound of "Daddy" was as sweet to Li Xiang as eating honey.