"There's only cooking left, just sit back and wait to eat."
Jiang Li smiled and didn't let Ming Wei help.
"Then I'll talk to mom here."
Ming Wei stood aside, her beautiful eyes curved into crescent moons.
"good."
Jiang Li responded with a smile.
"Mom, Ms. Feng stopped us again after school this afternoon. This time she was quite generous. She took out three brown paper envelopes and gave them to me and my eldest brother and my second brother respectively. However, there should be no real estate certificate in the envelope given to my eldest brother."
After hearing Mingwei's words, Jiang Li was startled at first, and then said, "It seems that Ms. Feng's calculations are very clear."
After a pause, she curved her lips and smiled: "You don't want it, right?"
"Um."
Ming Wei nodded and said, "We don't care about Ms. Feng's things. Besides, if we take her things now, we might be annoyed by her later!"
Jiang Li said dotingly: "Yes, we don't care."
As time passed by, laughter could be heard from time to time in the kitchen. At the same time, dishes with full color and aroma were cooked by Jiang Li's hands.
What I want to say is that just after the National Day, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang are going back to their hometown. They say that they are not used to staying in Beicheng. However, Jiang Li, along with the two old birthday stars, Captain Jiang and Cai Xiufen, are all visiting the famous attractions in Beicheng. Shopping around.
Of course, Captain Jiang and Cai Xiufen had been in Beicheng for some years, so they naturally visited those scenic spots more than once.
But as son and daughter-in-law, they must stay with Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang.
If you want to visit the scenic spots, you also need to eat delicious food.
Considering that Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang were getting older, the delicacies Jiang Li took the two birthday guests to eat were naturally easy to chew and digest, making the two birthday guests very happy.
While shopping and eating, Jiang Li did not forget to take photos of the two old birthday stars and his biological father and mother. Therefore, when he returned to his hometown, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang held many photos in their hands, thinking about going back to take pictures of the people in the village who were not as good as them. Take a look at how much younger the old man is.
Originally, Jiang Li wanted to drive the four elders back to his hometown in person, but Grandpa Jiang and Captain Jiang waved off, as did Grandma Jiang and Cai Xiufen. They didn't want to delay their precious granddaughter (daughter)'s work. Besides, there were several children at home. To take care of.
Seeing the resolute attitude of Grandpa Jiang and others, Jiang Li could only agree that she could not drive her there, but she couldn't listen to what Grandpa Jiang and others said about which train to take back.
Knowing that Jiang Li was right, they finally agreed and listened to Jiang Li's arrangements.
After buying a plane ticket and borrowing two bodyguards from Jiang Boya to escort them, Jiang Li made a phone call to his hometown in the provincial capital after the group got on the plane and watched the plane take off.
Please ask the other party to send two cars to the provincial capital airport to pick up Grandpa Jiang and his party, and please take the party back to Aoli Village.
The bodyguards helped carry the luggage and followed them until Grandpa Jiang, Grandma Jiang, Captain Jiang, and Cai Xiufen arrived home safely. The two bodyguards took a car to the provincial capital and then returned by plane.
Knowing that Captain Jiang and Cai Xiufen had returned to their hometown with Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang, Jiang Boya vented his anger with Jiang Hong without even having to ask Jiang Li, and arranged for Fu Ma and A Xiang to come to Jiang Li to help take care of the children. .
A chef and a bodyguard were arranged.
The chef is undoubtedly responsible for cooking. As for the bodyguard, according to Jiang Boya's intention, he is to help Jiang Li transport the three dumplings to and from kindergarten, so as to give Jiang Li more time to relax.
Jiang Li didn't know what to say about this.
She had a lot of things to do, but she wasn't so busy that she didn't even have time to rest and relax.
But there is a kind of busyness that your father thinks you are busy and thinks you have no time to rest. In Jiang Li's view, this is a burden that brings happiness and warmth to the heart.
Based on Jiang Boya's arrangement, Jiang Li is really free now. Fu's mother takes care of the chores at home, Axiang takes care of the housework, the chef is in charge of the kitchen, and it is the bodyguard's job to pick up and drop off Tuanzi's three little ones.
In short, she doesn't need to worry about her family or her children.
But occasionally Jiang Li would cook for the family himself, treating it as a holiday for the chef to rest.
After dinner, Jiang Li took the three dumplings for a walk in the yard to eat. In the kitchen, Mingrui and Minghan and Mingwei were washing the dishes. Originally, Fu Ma and Axiang wanted to help, but Mingrui and the other three refused. At this moment, the two Sitting in the yard, looking at Jiang Li and the three dumplings, they whispered.
"Fu Ma, the eldest lady is really good at teaching children!"
"Um."
"The eldest lady never puts on airs when talking to us, and young master Mingrui and the others are the same. If the master allows me to work by the eldest lady's side for the rest of my life, I am willing to do so."
"There's nothing difficult about this. As long as you think about it, just tell him directly when you see him later."
"Mom Fu, since Mr. arranged for us to be with the eldest lady, he may be asking us to follow the eldest lady in the future! No, Fu Ma, you should return to the old house. As for me... I will probably stay with the eldest lady. around."
"Do you like Missy that much?"
Fu Ma asked Ah Xiang with a smile.
"Yes, I like her. The eldest lady is very nice. Although she looks a bit cold, when you talk to her, you will feel very friendly."
Axiang whispered: "And the eldest lady is so beautiful, just like a fairy in a fairy tale. The two young masters and young ladies born to her are so delicate that they look like dolls. I like it so much!"
Fu's mother suddenly asked: "Are you twenty-three?"
"My twenty-third birthday will be in two months."
Axiang responded with a smile.
"Don't you want to marry yourself here?"
Hearing Fu Ma's words, Axiang was stunned for a while, then she shook her head: "I don't want to get married."
"It's important for men to get married and for women to get married. How can you do it if you don't get married?!"
Fu's mother shook her head in disapproval, and then said, "If you marry someone, you can have your own children, and you will have children and grandchildren around you when you grow old. How happy you are."
"But Fu Ma, you are still unmarried at such an old age. I think you are living a good life."
What's so good about being married?
Not only do you have to take care of a man, but you also have to take care of the man's family, and you have to give birth to children for him. You have to work hard all your life. If the children you raise are not filial, you may suffer some consequences when they get old.
And if you work for the Jiang family all your life, the contract says that if you work for the Jiang family all your life, when you reach a certain age, the Jiang family will be responsible for providing for you.
Axiang thinks this is pretty good.
Because before joining the Jiang family, she lived in a slum and often saw women hanging around a large family. Although they were of different ages, some were only two or three years older than she was at the time, and they worked hard to manage their families. At home, there is nothing good left.
She is often beaten and scolded by her husband, accused of being unfilial by her mother-in-law, and rejected by her children as useless.
Anyway, everyone has his own sadness.
Life is a little better. Take her mother for example. She and her father have never had any quarrels, and her father has never beaten her mother. Her milk is not bad for her mother, but the burden of life still weighs her down. Mom had gray hair and wrinkles early on.
There is no way, there are many people in the family, there are many places to use money, but there are not many ways to get money. It is not easy to move out of the slum one day, even to live a smooth life.
It wasn't until she joined the Jiang family to work that the family's life improved significantly, but it was far from comfortable.
Before returning to China, her family tried to persuade her to terminate the contract, leave the Jiang family, and let her family help her find a good man to marry, but she refused.
Working in the Jiang family, she gained experience and knew how to distinguish the good from the bad in life.
Therefore, before she left, she gave all her savings to her parents and told them that if nothing unexpected happened, she would stay in the country.
The family was reluctant to leave, but she was determined, and finally ended her last meeting with them in their tears before returning to China.
To say that she is not sad would be a lie, but now that she has made her choice, she will not regret it.
"I... once had a man. I remember that we were married less than half a year ago. He was working in a foreign mine. Due to a gas explosion, a large area of the underground mine caved in... When I heard the news about him ,
He was gone, buried in the cave of the mine with more than two hundred miners. I...I couldn't withstand the blow, so I couldn't save the baby who was almost three months old.
There was no one else in my husband’s family, and there was still a baby in my family. But the day after I got married, my baby passed away in her sleep. She left with a smile. When I opened the door and saw her At that time, she was lying on the broken wooden bed with a smile on her lips. No matter how I called her, she couldn't get a response. "
Fu's mother was in a low mood: "My grandmother and I were separated from each other. Within half a year, my husband who was supposed to spend the rest of my life with me was gone. Even the child in my belly left me. To be honest, I was disheartened." I felt cold and lost confidence in life, but when I thought of death, I was unwilling to do so, so I lived on and on, looking for work everywhere. Later, I heard that Jiangjia Manor was looking for servants, so I went to try it out. , I didn’t expect that I was lucky enough to be left behind.
Looking at the two different employment contracts in front of me, I directly signed the long-term contract. Anyway, I had no relatives and no connections, so it was the same wherever I was. Unexpectedly, the first time I saw my husband, I discovered that he had been kind to me. At that moment, I secretly swore to be loyal to the Jiang family for the rest of my life. "
"Is this why you didn't remarry, Fu Ma?"
Axiang asked.
"Um."
Fu Ma nodded: "I will never forget the scene when I almost died on the roadside. Although there were people coming and going on the street, no one reached out to me, as if I was a dirty thing. Only the young master offered a helping hand. The driver stopped the car, and after understanding my situation, he asked him to take me to the hospital for treatment, and helped me pay a lot of hospitalization fees. It can be said that it was my husband who gave me a second life. Otherwise, I would have lost my life that day. Nine times out of ten, he will die on the roadside and be thrown into the garbage truck by the cleaner."
"I thought my life since childhood was very hard, and I felt particularly uncomfortable in my heart. I didn't expect that you, Fu Ma, were also a miserable person before."
As Xiang said, she paused and spoke again: "Fu Ma, the old man, the husband, and the eldest lady are all very nice people. It is actually a blessing for us to work for such a master, don't you think so?"
The old man was referring to Jiang Hongfa. When the three dumplings were born, Jiang Hongfa asked the servants to change their name to him and called him Master Jiang Boya. However, Jiang Boya stopped him and told the servants to call him sir.
Fu’s mother: “That’s right, our master’s family is very kind. He never makes things difficult for us and accuses or abuses us at will. Speaking of which, we are indeed enjoying blessings in our master’s family. In other words, this is also the blessing given to us by our master’s family.”
A Xiang nodded as if pounding garlic.
"Fu Ma, look, young master Mingchen, isn't he cute when he walks with his hands behind his back?!"
"Among the young masters in the family, young master Mingchen is the most lively."
Fu Ma's eyes were full of kindness, and she said with a smile.
"Young Master Minghan is also quite lively, and I think the tempers of Young Master Mingchen and Young Master Minghan are somewhat similar!"
"It's a bit similar."
Fu Ma nodded.
The yard was large, so Jiang Li and the three dumplings were far away from Fu Ma and Fu Ma, so it was hard to hear clearly what the two were talking about. At this moment, Jiang Li glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and the three dumplings saw this and all started to rush. Brush also looked over, and then heard Jiang Li say: "When you are eight years old, you must learn all the kitchen chores from me, do you hear me?"
The three dumplings nodded their little heads in unison, and Minghan said in a milky voice, "Mom wants us to be like our eldest brother, second brother, and sister."
"That's right."
Jiang Li nodded lightly and said, "When your brothers and sisters were your age, you were already able to help your mother sweep the floor, set the dishes and wipe the table before meals. When they were six years old, they learned to wash their own socks... …”
With a soft voice, Jiang Li told the story of the growth of Mingrui and Minghan Mingwei.
"My eldest brother, my second brother, and my sister are all so awesome!"
Guoguo's bright black eyes seemed to be covered with rhinestones. She admired her brothers and sisters so much.
"The eldest brother is great, and so are the second brother and sister!"
Mingrui also praised his brother and sister.
"It seems that your hearts are bright, which is good. The reason why your mother asked you to learn from your brothers and sisters is that you
While learning cultural knowledge, we can also learn to take care of ourselves in life. Otherwise, when one day you leave your mother and live independently outside, although your life will not be a mess, it will be better after all if you can do it by yourself. . "
If you don’t know how to wash, cook or do simple housework, as long as you have money, you can hire a nanny or a part-time worker to do it. Naturally, you won’t live a sloppy life, but if you do it by yourself occasionally, isn’t it a way to relax? .net
For example, if you work long hours and rarely have time to rest, and you don’t want to be disturbed by outsiders, and you don’t want to order takeout, then you can just do something by yourself, just a small thing with your hands.
Furthermore, it is not allowed to ask an aunt to wash the personal underwear that one wears, but this involves privacy after all. For people with mysophobia, they will never touch it again.
In short, a person who is excellent in all aspects does not need to do the miscellaneous things in life, but must know how to do it and have the ability to do it. This is Jiang Li's own opinion.
When she received the elite education from her family, she learned a lot, covering all aspects.
And the little things in life are naturally included in learning.
This ensures that if you encounter an emergency outside and there is no one around to help you, you will not starve to death or become a slovenly creature.
"Know it!"
Tang Yuan and Guo Guo Milk responded.
Tuanzi: "I will remember what my mother said."
After taking a bath, the three little ones had gone to bed, and the rest of the family had gone to bed one after another, while Mingwei quietly came to find Jiang Li to sleep.
"Mom, I'll sleep with you tonight."
Knocking on the door and seeing Jiang Li, Ming Wei said with a sweet smile.
"come in."
Jiang Li softly opened the door wider, and after Mingwei entered the room, she closed the door again.
Go to bed, mother and daughter lie side by side.
"Mom, I think Ms. Feng is trying to trick my second brother."
"So what? Your second brother is no longer a child, and he will not let Ms. Feng dictate what he doesn't want to do. Besides, with mom and dad here, we won't let anything happen to your second brother."
"Mom, I guess she wants my second brother to help her fight for the family property."
"Are you afraid you're thinking too much?"
"I didn't think much about it. Mom, think about it, Ms. Feng's husband has a daughter. If her husband disappears in the future, most of the family property will probably fall into the hands of her stepdaughter."
"What are you worried about?"
"I don't want to worry about it. It's because Ms. Feng gave us gifts too suddenly. Her behavior makes me feel like it's a woman's act or a theft."
"You can't afford to be late if you don't have any profit. Maybe that's what Ms. Feng is, but we just need to take care of ourselves. Others can do whatever they want. Don't let me use your mind on those messy things."
"Don't worry, I don't want to be punished by you by standing next to the wall or writing a 10,000-word self-reflection letter. However, it would be quite annoying if Ms. Feng appeared in front of us and buzzed like a fly from time to time."
"Weiwei, no matter what, Ms. Feng is your biological mother. As long as she doesn't do anything to harm you, we can be a little more generous."
"Mom! She has an impure mind and wants to take my second brother away from you!"
Ming Wei's voice sounded a little anxious. She was lying on her side facing Jiang Li: "There is Han Qian in the Han family. If my second brother is really snatched away, life will definitely be difficult!"
"Then do you think your second brother can be snatched away?"
Jiang Li asked with a smile.
"cannot."
Mingwei answered.
"Since you know you can't, why are you worried about your second brother? What's more, from a legal perspective, Ms. Feng's behavior of abandoning you in the early years is almost like abandonment. In addition, you have always been in our family's household registration book, not Feng The lady can take it away if she says so. Even if she goes to court to sue, she has no chance of winning."
Even if the three siblings Luo Yanqing and Mingrui are not related by blood, it is not difficult to imagine how the law will judge them after more than ten years of raising them.
What's more, that Ms. Feng
She faked her death and had her household registration canceled by the Feng family. She was legally equivalent to a dead person. Even if she is "alive" now, she can still be regarded as the daughter of the Feng family, the mother of the three Mingrui brothers and sisters, and the first child of Luo Yanqing. Wife Ren is still a "dead person".
Not to mention, the three Mingrui brothers and sisters are almost adults. They are not children of a few years old. If the matter really goes to court, the judge will inevitably ask the three brothers and sisters what they mean when making a judgment.
It depends on whether they want to return to their biological parents or maintain their current life.
In short, Jiang Li felt that no matter what, her children would not be taken away casually.
And she won't let others pick the peaches!
Mingwei really likes Jiang Li as her mother. Even though she knew Jiang Li was her stepmother, she has been very fond of her since she was a child. Now, Mingwei has grown into a beautiful girl in her teens, and Jiang Li's appearance is similar to that of eighteen or nineteen years old. There is nothing special about them when they are older, but in terms of temperament, Jiang Li shows a more mature side. Therefore, when the mother and daughter go out now, many people think that they are sisters, not mother and daughter.
In Mingwei's heart, Jiang Li is not only a mother, but also a teacher and friend. No, Mingwei and Jiang Li started gossiping about the relationship between their biological mother, Feng Lu.
"Mom, why did Ms. Feng do that trick of 'faking death to escape' in the first place? If she doesn't like my dad, why did she marry him? Also, does mom know who the man she likes is?"
Ming Wei doesn't think that Feng Lu and Han Bin are true love. If so, why did they become a couple when the man was unmarried and the woman was unmarried?
"Adult matters are more complicated. You are still young, so you don't understand even if I tell you."
Jiang Li prevaricates. She doesn't like to gossip behind someone's back. Furthermore, the matter of Feng Lu marrying Luo Yanqing involves her eldest son. As a mother, she doesn't want her young man to lose face, especially It was in front of his sister.
"I'm already fifteen, not too young."
Mingwei's eyes were full of curiosity: "Mom, just tell me!"
Jiang Li: "Don't criticize others in small talk."
"This is not talking about other people's rights and wrongs. I just want to know why she married my father. Mom, think about it for yourself. If Ms. Feng likes my father, why she gave birth to my eldest brother with different men, and why I and I Second brother? On the other hand, if she doesn’t like my dad, why did she marry him?"
After listening to Ming Wei's words, Jiang Li remained silent.
"Is it possible that the man Ms. Feng likes is married to another woman, and she impulsively chose to marry my father? But my father has a good job and is good-looking. She is really not moved by such a good man. ?」
Mingwei rolled her eyes and thought.
Jiang Li wanted to say: Your biological mother was not impulsive.
However, what came out of her mouth was: "Ms. Feng didn't tell you anything? For example, some of her past events?"
"I can't bear to hear what she has to say."
She only knew that Ms. Feng only wanted to give her and her second brother a house and money. As for whether the other party said anything else, she was completely confused at that time, but she was not in the mood to listen to people talking endlessly.
I don't know what she was thinking, but the figure of Xiao Shen, Ron's biological father, suddenly popped up in Ming Wei's mind, and then she said: "Mom, do you think Uncle Xiao Shen looks like my father?"
Hearing this, Jiang Li was immediately stunned.
Ming Wei's long and curly eyelashes, like crow feathers, trembled. She looked at Jiang Li intently and asked, "Mom, do you think you are like this or not?"
"They don't look alike, but they have similar temperaments."
Hearing Jiang Li's words, Ming Wei laughed and said, "Mom was right, but I think Uncle Xiao Shen's eyebrows are very similar to my father's!"
"I didn't notice it."
Jiang Li said and touched Mingwei's head: "Go to sleep, otherwise you may have to stay in bed tomorrow morning."
Mingwei stuck out her tongue and said softly, "I talk a bit too much tonight, mom, don't think I'm annoying!"
"Won't."
Jiang Li smiled.
Mingwei closed her eyes: "Good night, mom!"
"Good night."
Turning over, Jiang Li lay down on his back and turned off the lamp.
Feng Lu thought she was just a lover, but she underestimated him at the beginning - not only was he a lover, but he was also amorous!
