In an instant, Wei Lin's expression changed extremely subtly. After all, it was in front of the old man, so he quickly hid all his emotions again.
He really... really underestimated Li Xiaoya before!
He didn't know whether she really had the innocent nature of a child or whether she did it intentionally, but this move was simply... simply beautiful.
Wei Lin always felt that the old man was not a person who cared much about family ties.
The old man is just very traditional.
It is so traditional that the family business must be passed on to descendants with direct blood relationships. No matter how capable other people are, they are not worthy of serving his family's bowl.
He is authoritarian and forceful, just like an eagle pushing its young eagles into the cliff to force their offspring to learn to fly, he is also cruel when raising his sons.
Such a style is painful to the old man's direct blood relatives.
The more painful they are, the more opportunities there are for Wei Lin to take advantage of.
But when people get old, they will inevitably develop weaknesses.
The old man may regret his past toughness at some point. But regret is useless after all, after all, the ending has been decided now.
It just so happened that Li Xiaoya came into being at this time...she opened up a window of family affection.
This is not a good sign!
These complicated thoughts flashed through Wei Lin's mind one after another, and then he was brought back to reality by a muffled sound.
The servants came out carrying the portraits of the eldest young master and eldest lady, and placed them on the table.
The black and white portrait, no matter how outstanding the appearance of the person inside it was, seemed ghostly at this moment.
Wei Lin's eyelids trembled and he instinctively looked away.
It's crazy! Wei Lin thought to himself.
With all these things on the table, do you still want to have a good meal?
Li Xiaoya was not a big man, but he was not afraid of the portrait in front of him. She took out the school bag that the servant was carrying and took out yogurt and a piece of chocolate.
The meals in the aristocratic school cafeteria are very rich, with all kinds of food available.
Others disdain to eat.
Even if there is something to eat, those that cannot be eaten will be thrown into the trash can. Only Li Xiaoya put away everything he couldn't eat...
The oranges were given to Sheng Yuxiao before, but now she placed the yogurt in front of her uncle's portrait and the chocolate in front of her aunt's portrait.
She said to the portrait: "It's a gift."
Wei Xuanming watched silently and suddenly asked: "Don't you put something in front of your mother?"
Li Xiaoya shook his head, picked up his mother's photo, and placed it in front of Wei Xuanming.
She said: "Seeing grandpa again is a gift from my mother."
Wei Xuanming's hand trembled and he almost knocked over the teacup in his hand.
Wei Wenjun and Wei Wenqing could no longer hold back and their eyes were red.
Wei Wenjun said hoarsely: "Little Duck is right, everyone should be present at the family dinner."
Then the sound of footsteps and the rolling of wheels approached.
It was a servant pushing someone out.
Li Xiaoya knew that that was her only aunt who was still alive.
The servant pushed closer and closer, closer and closer——
The woman's appearance caught Li Xiaoya's eyes.
Her hair was neatly combed, her clothes were decent and regular, and there was no decoration on her body.
But she is too thin.
He was so thin that he would be blown away by the wind.
Her hands were placed neatly on her knees, and her beautiful eyes were staring blankly ahead, not looking at them...
"Wen Yi." Wei Xuanming called her name.
But she didn't react at all.
"Push closer." Wei Xuanming said tiredly.
Unlike the other two brothers Wei Wenjun who lived in Guanghua Villa, Wei Wenyi had always followed the old man.
But the old man rarely went to see her.
Because she no longer recognizes anyone.
Sometimes she even loses her awareness of herself as a human being - she feels that she is a piece of grass or a stone.
Then meet her less often and let her be a piece of grass or a stone without any worries.
He will no longer feel pain.
The old man could only think this way.
"Your aunt doesn't need to give her a gift, she will be scared when she sees strange things." Wei Xuanming said and waved his hand.
The servant on the side immediately picked up the spoon with familiarity and began to feed Wei Wenyi.
Li Xiaoya clenched his fingers and responded softly: "Yes."
"Let's have a banquet." Wei Xuanming regained his energy.
The servant responded and began to serve the dishes one after another.
Bowls and chopsticks were placed in front of each "person", and Wei Xuanming put vegetables into their respective bowls. Wei Lin looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment, as if he had returned to a few years ago...
The meal was a bit heavy and should have been eaten in silence.
But the old man suddenly remembered and asked, "I went to school for a day today. How did you feel?"
This sentence attracted the attention of both uncles.
Li Xiaoya replied obediently: "It's okay."
"At such a young age, you can give such a moderate answer. What do you mean by okay?"
"Well, it's just okay. The teacher is okay, the classmates are okay, the school is okay. And Uncle Wei Lin is accompanying me in class outside the window, so it's okay."
Wei Xuanming glanced at Wei Lin when he heard the sound.
This is better than her uncles, and she also knows how to order Wei Lin.
What's the point of hating someone sometimes? It is better to control him and drive him.
"Have you made any friends?" Wei Wenjun asked impatiently, he was more concerned about this.
He was afraid that Li Xiaoya would be bullied in the aristocratic school.
The more this kind of place is, the more people tend to take advantage of each other and bully people in groups.
"No." Li Xiaoya said.
"It doesn't matter, there will always be something in the future..."
"It doesn't matter if you don't have friends." Li Xiaoya said again.
Wei Wenjun was momentarily speechless.
Wei Xuanming immediately praised him: "Good! Our children should have such magnanimity and heart. You will be a wolf in the future."
Wei Lin felt very uncomfortable when he heard this.
The old man really wants to train the little girl.
The two uncles were also very angry with their father.
But when he heard him praise Li Xiaoya, his resentment immediately disappeared, and he couldn't help but smile.
Yes, that’s right! The little duck is excellent! That’s good!
The meal ended with questions and answers, and the atmosphere was no longer silent, but rather warm.
The time soon came to nine o'clock in the evening. Li Xiaoya was still a primary school student after all, so he had to go to bed early.
"Send Young Master Sheng out." Wei Xuanming raised his head and said.
This was originally meant for the servant, but Li Xiaoya jumped down from his seat in a swish.
"Mr. Wei, I'll take my leave first. Please take care of yourself." Young Master Sheng rarely stopped being unruly and said this respectfully before walking out with Li Xiaoya.
Wei Xuanming tightened his grip on the crutch, but did not yell angrily to keep Li Xiaoya away.
Li Xiaoya kept sending Sheng Yuxiao to the gate.
"We'll meet again tomorrow, go in." Sheng Yuxiao touched her head.
Li Xiaoya bit his lip and took half a step back.
Just when she was about to turn around and leave, Sheng Yuxiao couldn't help but hug her hard.
"I'm leaving." Sheng Yuxiao quickly let go of his hand, stood up and left.
So as not to feel even more reluctant to leave after a while.
It was already very late when he got home, but Xu Qiulai was still waiting for him in the living room. When he came in, he asked, "Have you met Li Xiaoya?"
Sheng Yuxiao nodded and frowned slightly.
The situation of the Wei family is more complicated than imagined.
Xu Qiulai asked in surprise: "Why are you still unhappy?"
Sheng Yuxiao paused and said in a deep voice: "No, I'm very happy." Li Xiaoya firmly pulled him through the door and firmly left him to eat, which made him very happy.
When I was in Lijiacun, it was no different from being in a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. When I returned home, there were just as many dangers. But even so, Li Xiaoya would still give him a little bit of her inner softness.
Then he would share his strength with her.
"I just think... Li Xiaoya really needs me." Sheng Yuxiao said.
Xu Qiulai fell silent. Her son's unruly symptoms were relieved, but his narcissistic symptoms seemed to be getting worse.
