Chapter 321: Put Yourself in Another’s Shoes

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

It was almost four in the afternoon when Li Xu brought the children back to the shop.

Li Lei’s tricycle was parked at the entrance.

Li Xu pulled the children and quickly entered the house.

Li Miao was carrying a bag and standing at the door. Li Lei was standing beside her.

Li Miao saw Li Xu coming back and quickly went up to her. She bent down and picked Ji Yuanyuan up.

Ji Yuanyuan was already eight years old and weighed more than fifty pounds. Li Miao found it a little difficult to carry her.

Ji Yuanyuan’s legs quickly wrapped around her little aunt’s waist, and her hands wrapped around her neck.

This way, Li Miao could relax a little.

“I’m leaving. You have to listen to Mom and Dad at home. When you come back during the winter vacation, I’ll bring you something good to eat.” Li Miao said to Ji Yuanyuan in a gentle voice.

Ji Yuanyuan nodded her head vigorously. “Okay, Little Aunt. Call us when you’re free. Mom and 1 miss you so much.”

Li Miao smiled and kissed Ji Yuanyuan on the cheek. “1 know!”

Ji Yuanyuan continued, “Auntie, if you don’t have money, you can tell my Mom. She has money. Don’t be reluctant to spend money outside, you have to eat meat for every meal!”

Li Miao was touched by her words.

“I know! 1 know your Mom is rich!”

After she finished speaking, she put Ji Yuanyuan down.

After that, she rubbed her arms and said to Li Xu, “Yuanyuan is really heavy now. I’m afraid 1 won’t be able to carry her in two years.”

Li Xu touched Ji Yuanyuan’s hair. “She’s not a picky eater. She looks thin but she’s actually chubby.”

After a short pause, she instructed Li Miao, “Be careful on the road. Call me if you run out of money. Don’t ruin your body just to save 20 or 30 cents.”

Yes! Li Miao nodded and replied in a low voice. “1 know!”

“Hurry up,” Li Lei urged. “The train is at 4:30 pm. Don’t miss it.”

Li Miao and Li Lei left unwillingly.

After Li Lei sent Li Miao off, he returned to the store.

There was plenty of time this time. Li Xu asked about her family. “How is it, Xiaomin? Is she used to living at home?”

After Qin Xiaomin and Li Yong got married, they went back to their hometown to prepare for their return three days later.

The house was old and small, and the conditions were not good. It was even a dry toilet. As a city resident, Li Xu was afraid that Qin Xiaomin would not be used to it.

Li Lei shook his head. “She looks fine. 1 thought that Xiaomin was pregnant and they were newlyweds. I was afraid that she wouldn’t be used to it. I want to give our new house to them and we can live in the old house. However, Xiaomin rejected it. She stayed with our Mother and Miaomiao in the old house last night. When 1 went to pick Miaomiao up in the afternoon, she looked quite happy.”

After all, he was an Older Brother, so it wasn’t appropriate for him to say anything unnecessary to Xiaomin.

Li Xu frowned. “I’ve wanted to remind you for a long time. I’ve been busy recently. I don’t have the time to care about you!”

As she tidied up the food on the shelf, she said, “You don’t have to care about what happened to Xiaomin and Xiao Yong. You’re already married, so you have to take care of your small family first. Xiaoning is also a new wife who just gave birth to you. Don’t keep making Xiaoning give in. How can she not feel aggrieved when it happens so many times?”

Li Lei scratched his head and said, “She won’t. Xiaoning has a good heart and isn’t squeamish.”

Li Xu reached out her hand and slapped his forehead. “Are you stupid? You won’t listen to me, will you? Which woman wouldn’t want her husband to be on her side and think of her all the time? You said you were afraid that Xiaomin wouldn’t be used to it, so you wanted to let them live in the new house. But Xiaoning had a child with her, so how could she get used to the old house? Xiaoning didn’t say it because she’s sensible. But she must be feeling aggrieved!”

There were no customers in the store, so Zhang Kun also said, “That’s right. Your Sister is a woman too. How could she be wrong?”

Ji Yuanyuan also nodded. “That’s right, that’s right. Eldest Uncle, you’re in the wrong this time!”

Li Lei thought he had good intentions, but he didn’t expect to be criticized by the family of three.

“It’s not as serious as you guys make it out to be, is it?” he scratched his head awkwardly.

Ji Yuanyuan shook his head and said, “It’s not serious for us. However, it was very serious for Eldest Aunt. For the sake of others, you can sacrifice Eldest Aunt and think of your own interests. Eldest Aunt will think that you haven’t completely left your original family and are not ready to build a new family with her.”

“Moreover, Eldest Aunt will think that in your heart, your maternal parents and Second Uncle are your family. Your relationship with them will be even closer. In the long run, your relationship with Eldest Aunt will be affected.”

Li Xu smiled and looked at Ji Yuanyuan. “You’re just a child. How do you know so much?”

Ji Yuanyuan was very serious. “As long as you put yourself in another shoes, you’ll understand. It’s not that complicated.”

Li Xu and Zhang Kun looked at each other and laughed.

Li Xu was also a woman. If she put herself in Zhang Kun’s shoes and Zhang Kun sacrificed her interests for his family, she would be unhappy.

Moreover, they had experienced this kind of thing before. Zhang Kun’s approach was completely different from Li Lei’s.

Li Xu touched Ji Yuanyuan’s head and sighed. “You should really learn from your Brother-in-law about this!”

Then, she looked at Zhang Kun and asked in a low voice, “Can I tell him about Zhang Yao?”

Zhang Kun nodded. “Xiao Lei is a tight-lipped person. Just tell him!”

If it was Li Yong who stood here today, Zhang Kun would not be so forthright.

This was because Li Yong was not a tight-lipped person. Once he found out about the secret, he would definitely not be able to keep it to himself.

After Li Xu got Zhang Kun’s permission, she began to say, “I’m telling you this so that you can put yourself in my shoes and think about it. Just keep it to yourself and don’t tell anyone, understand?”

Li Lei was curious when he saw Li Xu’s serious expression.

Li Xu patted Ji Yuanyuan’s shoulder. “Go out and play with your brothers. Don’t go too far. Mom wants to have a few words with Uncle.”

Ji Yuanyuan pursed her lips, thinking there was nothing at home she did not know, so why did she need to hide it from her?

However, she didn’t say anything and went out obediently.

After Ji Yuanyuan left, Li Xu continued, “This happened half a year ago. Your Brother-in-law’s Sister came to my house in the middle of the night with her family. She said that she wanted to stay here, in your Brother-in-law’s house, and that she wanted her child to go to school here. One was my Sister-in-law and the other was my Brother-in-law. At that time, Xiaoning and I were in the same position. But do you know what your Brother-in-law did?”

Li Lei was a little surprised. He didn’t expect that his sister had been through this before. “Your Brother-in-law didn’t even need me to say anything. He just drove them away and said a lot of nasty things.”

After a pause, she continued, “If your Brother-in-law was like you and willingly gave his house to someone else, how do you think 1 would feel? How would you feel if you knew? I know that you’ve been away from home for so many years and feel that you’ve let your family down. You want to be good to your family and contribute, but….”