pappabearbooks Chapter 663: Turbulent Past, No Surprise in the Future
Chapter 663: Turbulent Past, No Surprise in the Future
Yuan Qinghe and Xiang Aimei could naturally see what Li Zhenmin was thinking, and they couldn't help but feel happy but also helpless.
It's really fate. It would be great if there was no big storm. Both of us would be better off.
But everything has happened, and it cannot be changed by human power. Now that there is such a result and Shen Wenyin has such an attitude, everything is already the best result.
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We walked around for about an hour.
I have seen everything there is to see in this courtyard house. The space is large enough, even luxurious, and does not require any renovation. At most, I just need to clean up the lightly dusted area.
"That's about it. I'll help you move your things over after dinner. We'll tidy up a little this afternoon, and you can move in tonight. Now, come to my place first."
At Li Zhenmin's invitation, everyone got in the car and drove towards Li Zhenmin's home in Zhengyangmen.
When I got home, Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao were already there.
When they met each other, Li Tieguo and Jiang Tao were obviously a little nervous. Fortunately, Yuan Yongchang and others had adjusted their mood and were now much more open-minded.
After some pleasantries, Yuan Yongchang called to Li Xiangdong, "Xiangdong, this is your grandpa and grandma, come over and call them."
Upon hearing this, Li Tieguo's hands couldn't help but tremble, and he looked at his eldest grandson with unconcealable excitement and nervousness in his eyes.
"Hello grandpa, hello grandma."
Li Xiangdong greeted him sensibly.
"Hey." Jiang Tao responded, excitedly took out a big red envelope from her pocket and stuffed it into Li Xiangdong's hand, smiling happily: "This is a red envelope from grandpa and grandma, take it."
Li Xiangdong was a little hesitant for a moment. After all, he had been living abroad and didn't have much experience with this so-called custom. But fortunately, he knew about it, so after thinking about it, he accepted it and said thank you obediently.
Li Tieguo was neither sitting nor standing at the moment. He really wanted to hug his eldest grandson, but was afraid of scaring him.
At this time, little Li Xuenan came into the living room, looking at Li Xiangdong with a pair of big watery eyes. Then, she grabbed the corner of Li Zhenmin's clothes and asked curiously, "Why does this brother call my grandfather grandpa?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yongchang and others felt nervous, wondering if this was an attempt to win favor.
But it turned out that they were overthinking it.
Li Zhenmin rubbed his daughter's head and said softly, "This is your brother, and he's also your father's child. He went to a very far place before, but now he's back. You two have to get along well, okay?"
"Brother?" Li Xuenan blinked her big eyes, then revealed a look of surprise and smiled, "I have a brother too~"
Then, in the surprised eyes of everyone, she ran over and grabbed Li Xiangdong's hand, and said coquettishly: "Brother, brother, my name is Li Xuenan, you will protect me, right? Brother Qingshan is disobedient, can you help me beat him up?"
Li Xiangdong was confused, and everyone else looked surprised.
Seeing this, Shen Wenyin interrupted and said, "Xiangdong, Qingshan is your little brother, and he's only two years old. Xuenan is usually quite naughty, so you don't have to spoil her."
Li Zhenmin was not good at dealing with these things, so he casually reminded the two to get along well, and then went to the kitchen to cook.
Xiaoguang also felt that he didn't know how to deal with the Yuan family, so he went to the kitchen to help.
Li Wanying carried Li Qingshan over, and then Li Qingshan, Li Xuenan and Li Xiangdong quickly talked about their relationship. The outgoing Li Xuenan even took Li Xiangdong directly to the backyard to play, saying that she wanted to give a gift to the big brother she had just met. Li Qingshan, who walked slowly, also wanted to go, so he was carried by Li Xiangdong and went over together.
Seeing that the three of them got along without any barriers, the others felt much more relaxed. After all, adults are easy to talk to and can hide their unhappiness in their hearts, but children don't care about these. Now seeing the three children getting along so harmoniously, the stones in the hearts of the others also fell.
So everyone started chatting in the living room while drinking tea, and the atmosphere gradually became natural from being a little awkward at the beginning.
Lunch is over.
It's time for the Yuan family to move.
Li Zhenmin, Yuan Yongchang, Li Tieguo and Xiaoguang went to move, while Xiang Aimei and Yuan Qinghe were left behind and went shopping with Shen Wenyin and others to buy some daily necessities for the so-called new home.
Yuan Yongchang and others didn't have much stuff, so moving didn't take much time.
After moving, Li Zhenmin went to the Housing Authority to transfer the property to Li Xiangdong.
When they came back after the transfer, Xiang Aimei and others had also bought things. The women were cleaning the house, while Li Tieguo and Yuan Yongchang were playing chess and drinking tea with Xu Jingshan.
This was Xu Jingshan's first time visiting this house and he was also shocked.
It was soon evening again.
Li Zhenmin went into the kitchen again and prepared a large table of delicious dishes for everyone. After spending an afternoon together, it was obvious that the atmosphere at dinner was a little better than at noon.
At the dinner table, everyone talked about future work and some plans.
Yuan Yongchang agreed to resign at Fengze Building after the New Year and began to prepare some matters for the restaurant, making preparations in advance so that he could do it as soon as the time came.
Li Zhenmin and Shen Wenyin also needed to work, so they planned to leave their child with Jiang Tao and Xiang Aimei.
In the end, only Yuan Qinghe had not found a job yet, so after some discussion and with the advice of everyone, it was suggested that she go into business with Yuan Yongchang.
When it comes to business, especially in the initial stages, it is better to leave it to someone you can trust.
Of course, Li Zhenmin's plan also intended to make amends to Yuan Qinghe. Everyone knew this and no one objected.
Yuan Qinghe thought about it again and again and finally agreed.
The reason she agreed was not because of her ambition. She majored in mechanics in college, and actually needed to learn all over again to do business. The main reason she agreed was because she wanted to make money.
She doesn't have too many concerns now and has no career aspirations. She just wants to protect her son well and provide Li Xiangdong with better material security.
In addition, because Li Zhenmin plans to purchase more properties and other industries and also needs money, she wants to help in this regard.
Li Zhenmin felt guilty towards her, and so did she. What's more, Li Zhenmin didn't owe her anything, she owed Li Zhenmin everything.
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In the next few days, the news of Yuan Qinghe's return spread, but it did not cause much stir.
The people in Courtyard No. 95 were a little shocked at first and talked about it privately, but after seeing that nothing seemed to have changed, the talk stopped.
Zhang Huaiyuan and others who had a good relationship with Li Zhenmin did not express any opinions after learning about this incident. After all, there was nothing wrong with the way Li Zhenmin handled the matter.
New Year’s Eve is coming soon.
Everyone gathered together again to have a reunion dinner. They had harmonious relationships with each other. Everyone had plans for the coming year and a sense of direction in their lives, so their faces were filled with smiles of anticipation.
New Year’s greetings after the New Year.
Li Zhenmin went to the Yuan family to pay New Year's greetings, and then took Li Xiangdong back to the courtyard and the homes of elders such as Zhang Huaiyuan to pay New Year's greetings. This was also like formally bringing Li Xiangdong to everyone, and telling everyone in a real sense that Li Xiangdong was his, Li Zhenmin's biological son.