When his father heard Zhang Ling's words, he was stunned for a moment. His head felt like it was buzzing from a sudden loud noise.
Zhang Ling saw that her father stopped making trouble, and then she went over to help Li Xiang, who was livid, from the ground and asked, "Are you okay? Or I'd better take you to the hospital for a checkup."
Li Xiang was kicked so hard by his father that he temporarily held his breath.
Li Xiang took a long breath, rubbed his belly and said with a wry smile: "It's okay, uncle didn't use much effort."
He originally thought that his future father-in-law would be an easy person to get along with.
Unexpectedly, this old guy still has a bad temper that cannot be messed with.
He now somewhat suspected that Zhang Ling learned her good skills from her future father-in-law.
The father finally regained his composure and looked at Li Xiang and wanted to say: "Li Xiang, tell me! Did you really do what Zhang Ling said just now?"
"Yeah." Li Xiang nodded.
Only then did the father realize that he had been deceived by his eyes. He cursed silently in his mind and blamed the boss and Aunt Li for stirring up trouble in the supermarket.
The father knew that he kicked his son-in-law hard for no reason. Even if he relied on his status as an elder, he had to give a reasonable explanation.
Otherwise, it would be bad if Li wanted to bully his daughter because of this matter in the future.
The father gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, all for the sake of his daughter.
Li Xiang watched his father approaching him with a kind smile. He did not greet him like before, but hid behind Zhang Ling alertly and said nervously:
"Uncle, uncle, wait a minute, we have something to talk about, can we stop touching it?"
The father smiled at Li Xiang's reaction.
This smile has a bit of mockery.
Because my father was thinking that Li Xiang was a young man after all, but he was so afraid of an old man? It looked really funny!
If Li wanted to know his father's thoughts, he would definitely retort:
If it weren't for your daughter's sake, I, Li Xiang, would fight to the death with a bad old man like you even if I knew I was outmatched.
Zhang Ling looked at her father's smile, worriedly guarding Li and wanted to say: "Dad, what do you want to do?"
The father waved his hand helplessly and explained: "Don't get me wrong, Lingling, don't get me wrong. Dad just wants to talk to Li and wants to say something. He really won't do anything to him."
"Really?" Zhang Ling told the truth and didn't quite believe her father.
"Really! You don't even believe your father anymore?" said the father.
The father couldn't help but feel sad when he saw his daughter shaking her head repeatedly. It was as if his only spiritual support collapsed instantly. His world immediately fell into endless darkness.
My father's smiling face seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.
Li Xiang knew that trust between relatives was the foundation of family happiness. He did not want to see the estrangement between his father and Zhang Ling. At the same time, he also saw that his father had no ill intentions towards him.
So, he took the initiative to come out from behind Zhang Ling, gave her a reassuring look, then walked towards his father and said, "Uncle, what do you want to say to me?"
The father looked at Li Xiang who came over on his own initiative, and the dawn of his endlessly dark world reappeared. A sunny smile immediately appeared on his old cheeks.
"Come, come, let's talk over here." His father came over and put his hand on Li Xiang's shoulder, making him feel like a good buddy to outsiders.
The father is also a man who saves face. He apologized to a junior in front of his daughter. Although he was right, he still felt that he could not save his face with his daughter.
Li Xiang was still a little uneasy and followed his father to a corner.
The father also specifically looked back at Zhang Ling, as if he was worried that his daughter might come over and eavesdrop at this time.
After confirming that Zhang Ling had not followed, his father said, "Li Xiang."
"Uncle, you said, I'm listening." Li Xiang's words were extremely respectful.
"Don't be afraid! I won't eat you." With a kind smile, his father raised his hand and patted Li Xiang's shoulder twice. Then, with a look of shame on his face, he said, "Well... Li Xiang, uncle
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have kicked you impulsively."
Oh my god!
How should I answer this?
If he says it doesn't matter, his father will mistakenly think that he deserves a beating, and he will kick him from time to time in the days to come;
If it is related, will his father misunderstand him? He loves to quarrel with his elders too much, so he kicked him unintentionally. His father is embarrassed and sincerely apologizes to him, but he, a young man, still doesn't accept it.
Li Xiang suddenly felt that it was too difficult for him!
The father did not wait for Li Xiang's reply. He was a little anxious and thought that Li Xiang was unwilling to forgive him, so he grabbed Li Xiang's wrist and said:
"Li Xiang, if you really feel uncomfortable, you can hit me a few times. I promise not to fight back."
What? Let him hit his father a few times!
You are Zhang Ling's father. Even if you are wrong at first, if I still attack you, this scene will be seen by Zhang Ling. Does Li think he can still survive?
The image of his face in close contact with the front windshield came back to his mind, and his body couldn't help but shudder.
"No, no, no, uncle, don't be like this! Even if I was naughty when I was a child, I would be beaten up by my father. I can't bear to hate my father for the rest of my life. Besides, uncle, you are like a real father to me.
Can I do anything to you?"
Li Xiang was happy for what he said in a hurry.
His words showed his humility and courtesy, and by the way, he compared Zhang Ling's father to his own biological father, which inadvertently brought the two people closer.
"Okay, okay!" The father said three words of "good" in excitement, and then turned back to look at his daughter with a smile, "Lingling, dad is right. Li Xiang is indeed a good man. Leave you to him.
, after a hundred years, dad will also be able to smile."
Zhang Ling listened to her father's expression and said shyly: "Dad, what are you talking about? Don't talk about yourself like that in the future."
Li Xiang did not hear Zhang Ling directly denying their relationship in front of his father.
He privately thought that Zhang Ling was willing in her subconscious mind.
He was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot.
His father pulled Li Xiang back to Zhang Ling, solemnly put Zhang Ling's hand into his and said, "Li Xiang, from today on I will hand Zhang Ling into your hands."
"Dad, what are you talking about? I can..." Zhang Ling wanted to pull her hand away.
"Quiet!" His father winked and told her to shut up. He did not give Zhang Ling the opportunity to shirk. "From now on, you must treat her well. If I know that you dare to bully Lingling..."
The astute Li Xiang immediately took over and said: "You just keep kicking me as hard as you did today. I, Li Xiang, will never fight back."
"Okay, okay!" My father listened to Li Xiang's words with a smile and shed tears of excitement.
Li Xiang looked at his father. He knew that he had passed the test of his future father-in-law. He couldn't help but feel a little happy. It seemed that the kick he received today was really worth it.
It’s just that the kick from the future father-in-law was so cruel! There was still a dull pain in his abdomen.
"Dad, what are you doing? I hate you!"
I don’t know if Zhang Ling is shy and embarrassed, or because she is really angry at her father’s words and deeds?
She suddenly said this and turned around and fled quickly.
"Zhang Ling!" Li Xiang called out worriedly.
But his father grabbed Li Xiang and said calmly: "It's okay. If a girl is shy, let her go. It will get better after a while. If you are happy today, let's go and follow me to the opposite side for a drink."
how?"
Li wanted to use the excuse that he could not drink while driving, but his father still forcibly dragged him into the supermarket.
The father also figured out that with a son-in-law like Li Xiang who was so pleasing to the eye, it would be better to show off to Li Xiang in an open and honest manner instead of letting others gossip behind his back.
…
Is Zhang Ling really as thin-skinned as her father said and ran away?
Her main emotion was that she was angry with her father, but when she thought of Li Xiang, her heart still felt a little sweet.
No, what she was thinking about was indeed everything that happened with Li Xiang.
But the face of Li Xiang in the picture seems to have been replaced by the appearance of his first love through automatic AI face-changing technology.
Yes, she has been doing this ever since she decided to treat Li Xiang as a substitute for her first love.
After the relationship with Li Xiang ended, a person used the memories in his brain to strongly imply that what happened to him and Li Xianggang were all the sweet past of his first love.
Just because this kind of behavior sometimes makes outsiders think she is a bit stupid. Usually she will only hide in a place where no outsiders are around and fantasize, such as her own bedroom at home.
Maybe what just happened tonight made her a little too happy.
Because the brain's memory will fade away many details over time.
So she was unwilling to let these happy details be lost and let herself enter the strongly suggestive stage in advance.
The thought of Li being kicked to the ground by his father came to her mind, so she gradually stopped escaping and looked back with a bit of worry on her face.
She had a strong desire to turn back, but at this moment her mobile phone rang urgently.
I looked at the call and it was an unfamiliar number on a local landline.
Having ruled out malicious harassment for the time being, the moment she answered the phone, the worried voice of an old woman came.
"Hello, are you Ms. Zhang Ling? I am Director Lin of XX Orphanage."
"It's me!" Remembering that it was the orphanage where Xiaodouzi was, a bad feeling emerged in his heart, "Old director, what do you want from me?"
"I'm sorry to disturb you by calling you so late."
"What happened?" Zhang Ling was a little flustered.
I have almost forgotten about worrying about Li Xiang.
"The little Douzi you have been supporting has a high fever today. I have tried to persuade her many times to send her to the hospital. The child is stubborn and doesn't want to go. She keeps talking about wanting to see you. I really have no choice."
The child Xiaodouzi was abandoned by his parents and sent to the hospital.
Since then, I have developed a strong resistance to the hospital.
Zhang Ling and Xiaodouzi met unexpectedly at the gate of the hospital.
By that time, Dean Lin had already brought Xiaodouzi to the hospital. The child was crying and unwilling to enter the hospital gate.
Zhang Ling, who was watching at that time, learned about the situation and took the initiative to guide Xiaodouzi to see a doctor.
Maybe it’s fate from God!
Xiaodouzi recognized Zhang Ling as his mother from the moment she met her.
Although Zhang Ling was a little helpless, she couldn't bear the child to continue to be tortured by the illness, so she reluctantly accepted the title "Mom".
From then on, every time Xiaodouzi got sick, he would never go to the doctor if she wasn't with him.
Because Xiaodouzi was worried that the orphanage would abandon her in the hospital a second time.
Zhang Ling asked Dean Lin roughly where they were. She hurried over without telling anyone.
The moment she saw Xiaodouzi, the child seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and fell asleep with a somewhat relieved smile.
The little girl is still holding the Barbie doll that Zhang Ling gave her last birthday.
Like a mother, she stepped forward and picked up Xiaodouzi and ran to the hospital.
The next morning.
Zhang Ling held the thermometer in one hand and was held tightly by Xiaodouzi in the other. She lay down in front of Xiaodouzi's hospital bed and fell asleep.
Xiaodouzi slowly opened her eyes, and first turned her head to look at the Barbie doll beside the pillow on her right side. This was a gift given to her by Zhang Ling on her last birthday.
The little girl then turned her head and saw Zhang Ling at the head of the bed. The towel on her forehead blocked her view. She habitually raised her left hand to take the towel away, but Zhang Ling woke up due to the twitching of her left hand.
"Xiaodouzi, Xiaodouzi." Zhang Ling immediately sat up and looked at the hospital bed. Xiaodouzi was grabbing the towel that blocked her vision with her other hand, "Xiaodouzi, you're awake!"
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Mom." Xiaodouzi looked at an empty bed next to him, "How about you go and sleep there for a while."
"It's okay, mom is not sleepy!" Zhang Ling stood up with a worried look on her face.
"But..." Xiaodouzi looked at Zhang Ling's haggard face and wanted to continue to persuade.
"Don't move." She leaned over and took the thermometer in her hand, and took the temperature of Xiaodouzi's forehead. When she saw that the temperature was normal, Zhang Ling put on a happy smile, "It's okay! Finally, I no longer have a fever."
"
"Mom!" Xiaodouzi's voice was choked.
Zhang Ling thought of the danger last night and scolded her in a feigned anger: "Don't call me mom! I don't have a disobedient daughter like you."
"Mom..." Xiaodouzi wanted to explain.
But the unique aura emanating from Zhang Ling made her speechless for a moment.
"I think you must have forgotten what you promised me when I gave you a doll on your birthday last time. I'm afraid you have forgotten it now."
After hearing this, Xiaodouzi subconsciously looked at Barbie, and quickly hugged Barbie tightly in his arms alertly, as if he was trying to escape in this way.
Because Xiaodouzi promised on his birthday that if he gets sick again and needs to go to the hospital, and Zhang Ling happens to not be around, he must listen to Director Lin's words.
Otherwise, Zhang Ling will take the doll back without mercy.
"The doll was given to me by my mother. So it will always belong to Xiaodouzi from now on." The little girl closed her eyes and shouted.
Xiaodouzi thought that it was not because she was unwilling to obey, because the hospital was a nightmare that would never go away to her.
For countless nights, Xiaodouzi would have the same nightmare of being abandoned in the hospital.
It's just that at the beginning, I would dream that I was hugged and abandoned by my biological mother.
Later, I often heard that the staff of the orphanage disliked the children for being disobedient, and always threatened whoever among them would be thrown out of the orphanage if they continued to disobey.
You must know that even lies can be mistaken for the truth if told too often.
What's more, a child with an immature mind is often threatened like this.
The most coincidental thing was that one time the dean took Xiaodouzi to see a doctor.
Because there were too many people in the hospital, the director and Xiaodouzi got separated. After a nightmare of 8 hours, they were finally sent back to the orphanage by the police.
So from then on, Xiaodouzi felt that Dean Lin also had the intention to abandon her.
Because of Xiaodouzi's incident, Zhang Ling consulted many psychiatrists. Most of the doctors suggested that she try to help Xiaodouzi get rid of this fear after establishing deep trust with Xiaodouzi.
For this reason, she looked at Xiaodouzi who was trying his best to protect Barbie on the bed, bit her lip lightly, and said sharply as if she had made great determination:
"No, you broke your promise. To punish you, this doll will no longer be yours from now on."
She could only ruthlessly snatch the baby from Xiaodouzi's arms.