Li Minglou didn't have the fear of the younger generation and immediately got out of the car and saluted. The curtains of the car didn't move at all.
Mr. Zuo only brought a girl who was close to him, and he did not have the restraint of an elder, nor did he explain that this was a chance encounter.
"Xian'er, I have something to tell you." She walked to the carriage and looked through the curtain, "I don't know if it's convenient."
Li Minglou called out to Fang Er.
Zuo was a little uneasy. Could this young coachman want to beat her away?
Fang Er ignored Zuo, put down the reins and whip, and Li Minglou raised the curtain and got out of the car.
Zuo hadn't seen Li Minglou for a long time. The girl in front of her was wrapped in a black cloak covering her head and face. What was exposed under the hood was not her face, but a black wrapper. She looked like a ghost in the dark night.
I couldn't help but shudder when I first saw it in the clear sky and daylight.
Fang Er opened the black umbrella, and all Zuo could see was the belt, cuffs and skirt corners decorated with gold threads under the black cloak.
"Auntie, please tell me," Li Minglou said.
Her voice was a little weak, and she seemed to be a little sicker than when she first entered the house. Zuo's senses were keen, and in addition, she could also feel her politeness.
Li Minglou is actually a very polite child. People's rudeness is often caused by dissatisfaction. Li Minglou has never had this problem since he was a child.
"Li Min is here, and your father has rearranged some things at home." Zuo got straight to the point, "I will share my filial piety with your grandmother and share the same responsibility with my family. Your grandmother doesn't want to."
Li Minglou hummed: "What do you mean, aunt?"
Although she only read it for one night, the things recorded in the booklet were deeply imprinted on her heart. She would not forget it, nor did she want to forget it. Zuo took a deep breath and said, "I do."
Li Minglou nodded: "Okay."
She answered so simply and easily, and the topic ended like this. Zuo didn't know what to say for a moment, except for a wordless thank you.
"Xian'er, what doctor are you looking for?" Zuo asked, "Do you want my help?"
Li Minglou has always rejected the doctors his family is looking for.
If she didn't want her family to get involved, Zuo said she could help without going through her family.
"Thank you, Auntie." Li Minglou thanked him politely, "I will ask Auntie for help if necessary."
Although she refused, she also expressed her attitude. Zuo nodded with a smile: "If you need anything, just come to me."
Li Minglou saluted and said goodbye: "I can't stay outside for too long."
Zuo quickly moved out of the way: "Go back and rest quickly."
Li Minglou was no longer polite and let Fang Er hold an umbrella to escort him inside. Yuan Ji had already led the carriage and left quietly.
Only Zuo and the girl were left at the entrance of the courtyard.
The girl then stepped forward with a bit of uneasiness: "Madam, is this all right?"
Zuo looked at Li Minglou who was gradually going away: "If she can't do it, then this matter really won't do."
Li Minglou is Li Fengan's eldest daughter. Now that Li Fengan is gone, she and Li Mingyu are the heads of Jiannan Road. But probably because the two were still children, the Li family has forgotten about it.
Until this time.
The girl breathed a sigh of relief and said again: "The old lady also sent someone to wait for the eldest lady."
Zuo smiled: "The old lady is an elder, so she should be reserved in her words. She will definitely not ask the eldest lady like me."
The old lady thought of Li Minglou, and Zuo naturally thought of it too.
When he learned that the old lady had scolded Li Mingqi, and also asked Li Mingqi to apologize in exchange for gifts, Zuo made a quick decision and came to the door to wait in person, and expressed her request straight to the point.
"Can this matter be accomplished if I ask for it early?" the girl asked in a low voice.
It stands to reason that in terms of blood relationship and seniority, the Zuo family cannot compare to Mrs. Li.
"This matter may have nothing to do with blood and seniority." Zuo shook her head, thinking of Li Min's words, the old lady is different, the old lady is close to you whether you want to please her or not.
Li Minglou helped Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li was still her elder. She would still think that this was a matter of course. Helping was the right thing to do, and not helping would be enmity.
But if this thing comes to pass, Zuo will not think that she deserves it. She will be grateful to Li Minglou, repay the favor, and let Li Minglou come to her if he needs anything.
This has nothing to do with close blood relationships, this is exchange, and exchange is sometimes more trustworthy and reliable.
Zuo heard the result before she returned to her courtyard. Li Minglou did not accept the gifts from Gu's mother and Li Mingqi in front of the door. He only took back his own bead string with a very polite attitude, saying that he did not accept the gift because
Sisters should help each other and love each other. Using a string of beads is no big deal. Accepting the gift was disrespectful to her grandmother and sisters. Instead, she had to apologize to her grandmother.
Mother Gu and Li Mingqi had no choice but to go back with the gifts in silence. Zuo didn't ask if Mrs. Li was sulky. She returned to the house and smiled happily, because the pain in her knees when she was kneeling had also dissipated.
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Li Mingqi was crying on the bed, and the girls did not dare to persuade her but could not stop her.
She was first scolded and driven away by Mrs. Li inexplicably, and then she was scolded by Mrs. Wang when she returned home. The reason was that she borrowed Li Minglou's bead string and why didn't she return it as soon as she came back.
This is not the reason at all. Li Mingqi knows it in her heart, and Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang also know it in their heart.
"Because Li Minglou didn't accept your gift." Li Mingran pinched the dried fruits on the table and ate them, "But what Li Minglou said makes sense. She doesn't need these jewelry now."
It's no use asking for jewelry if your face is hurt.
"That's not the reason at all." Li Mingqi cried. Her voice did not become sharper because of crying, but became more delicate. However, this delicate cry did not make her grandmother and mother pity her.
It was clear that the mother wanted to please the grandmother, and the grandmother wanted to please Li Minglou, so they all came to scold her. She was not wrong at all.
It was Li Minglou who slapped his grandmother in the face for not accepting the gift, but they didn't scold her.
Li Mingran smiled and said: "It's your fault. If you hadn't borrowed her beads, we wouldn't be here today."
"It has nothing to do with me." Li Mingqi sat up and wiped her tears, looking at Li Mingran angrily, "I came back at the wrong time. Grandma was angry at me because she was arguing with your parents."
Li Minghua also laughed: "Then do you know why grandma and uncle and aunt quarreled?"
Li Mingran shook his head. She was still a child, and her parents would not tell her what happened at home.
"It can't be because I borrowed Li Minglou's beads, right?" Li Mingqi said angrily.
Li Minghua nodded: "Yes."
The reason for the dispute between my grandmother and Li Fengchang and his wife was that Li Min's sudden coming and going had spread throughout the Li family.
The filial piety sent to Mrs. Li from Jiannan Road will be taken over by Li Fengchang and his wife, and then given to Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li didn't allow it, so they started to quarrel.
Money matters can make relatives quarrel the most. Li Mingqi understands this and also understands why Mrs. Li is so angry. Anyone else would be angry if her money was taken away from her.
"But what does this have to do with borrowing beads?" She asked with tears in her eyes, "Li Minglou couldn't have asked Jiannan Dao to do this, right?"
After saying this, she was stunned, as smart as she thought of something.
Li Minghua spread his hands: "Why not? You forced to borrow her bead string, and your girl beat her girl. Instead of scolding and punishing you, grandma went to ask her to borrow it for you. This is such an injustice, Li Ming
Has Lou been wronged?"
Li Minglou has never been wronged before, and it is still like this now.
"I told you before, she is different from us." Li Minghua said with a smile, "Do you believe me now?"