Chapter 63: What if we have a child? Fei Ku Wang

  The last sentence, no one had expected, even Li Yi did not expect his father would say so.

  Cao Chuanwei was stunned, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. He coughed lightly and said, "Uncle, this idea of yours is not right. How can you let kids fall in love while they're still in school?"

  Li's father smiled and asked in return: "Since you say that my idea is incorrect, then tell me what is the correct way?"

  "This...” Cao Chuanwei, after all, was a teacher by profession, and he had a set of grand principles. He spoke in a serious tone, "Li Yi is still a student now, and students should naturally put their studies first. Only then can they make achievements in their studies and repay society and the country. If we neglect our studies because of romantic relationships, we will be sinners against the nation and the people."

  "Good grief, it's actually involved the country." Li Yi thought to himself, but didn't dare say it out loud in front of his father.

  Li's father waved his hand and said in a low voice: "We are all ordinary workers, we don't have such big ideals and revenge, it's useless for you to tell me these things."

  "Uncle, do you really want Li Yi to have a romance in school?" Cao Chuanxi was depressed, he thought it was a simple matter, just call Li Yi's parents and tell them about his romance, Li Yi's parents would take him home and scold him. But unexpectedly, the development of things was completely different from what he imagined, this kind of father he had never seen before, actually allowing his son to have a romance.

  "They don't neglect their studies, why should I stop them?" Mr. Li knew why his son had become like this now, and he also knew how well he used to do in school. Now that he was dating, his grades were actually improving, and Mr. Li was overjoyed! Besides, if they broke up again this time, what if it was like last time? His son would be heartbroken and unable to get into college, and then he would regret it for the rest of his life.

  "Uncle, you've already said that. What I mean is, have you thought about the consequences?" This time, Cao Chuanxiao was smart and looked at Li Mu when he spoke.

  Mrs. Li is a typical housewife, everything revolves around her husband, she said: "Don't look at me, just talk to our master of the house."

  Cao Chuanlei smiled awkwardly and coughed lightly: "Uncle, what do you think?"

  "I still mean that, I hope they can continue to talk and not only improve their grades but also get into a good university, so they can study together and work together later." Li's father said seriously, "It's not easy to marry a daughter-in-law these days, you know our family's situation, do you think we can afford to buy a house?"

  Cao Chuanlei was speechless. He came to you guys to solve Li Yi's dating issues, but how did it end up being about marrying a wife and buying a house?

  Thinking of his current situation, having a girlfriend but no money to get married, Cao Chuanxi sighed and said with deep feeling: "Yes! The housing prices are really too high these days."

  "That's right, if you can't afford a house, then you can't afford to marry a wife either." Mr. Li continued, "Li Yi has been sensible since he was young, he knows we can't afford a house, so he wants to reduce the burden on our family. When they fall deeply in love, even without a house, that girl will still marry into our Li family..."

  Cao Chuanlei was stunned, he had thought Li Yi was very capable of bragging, but unexpectedly his father was also a master.

  "Uncle, cough! Your idea is good, but they are still young now, and at this age, they are especially impulsive. They won't think about the consequences of what they do." Cao Chuanxi said for a long time without getting to the point, seemingly unsure of how to continue speaking. If he spoke directly like this, wouldn't it be not quite right?

  "Mr. Cao, just say what you want to say! Don't be so hesitant," said Mr. Li.

  Cao Chuanlei thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll be straightforward. If Li Yi has children with her, what do you think should be done?"

  "It's better to have children, so I can hold my grandchild earlier." Li Mu said with a smile, looking so happy that she wished she could hold her grandchild right now.

  "That's right, our Li family has been single-handedly passed down for four generations. I also hope to hold my grandson as soon as possible." Mr. Li said in agreement.

  “……”

  Cao Chuanlei really didn't know what to say, he felt that continuing to talk was pointless, and said: "Well, it's getting late, since you don't object, I won't say anything else. The school's attitude is that as long as it doesn't affect your studies, we can pretend we didn't see anything. But if there's a child and things get out of hand, we'll have to expel them from school."

  "This point is clear, I will let him be more careful when I go back," said Li's father.

  This parent-teacher conference ended in failure, not only did it fail to educate Li Yi, but also let Li Yi know what his parents were thinking.

  A family of three walked in the campus, Mr. Li looked at his son and sighed: "I know what you want to ask me, you want to ask me why I support your relationship! When your grandmother passed away, you had a romance before, at that time everyone opposed it, thinking you shouldn't have a girlfriend in junior high school..."

  At this point, Li's father paused for a moment and continued: "At that time, we were busy with your grandmother's affairs and had no time to take care of you. This was all my fault. However, everything has passed, and I have thought about many things over the years. Many things are now clear to me. Since it won't affect your studies, why should I stop you?"

  "Father!" Li Yi's eyes were brimming with tears, it had been a long time since the father and son had such a heart-to-heart talk.

  That year, because of that thing, Li Yi and his father had a falling out, often going out to fight and drink, and even not returning home for a whole week.

  "Li Yi, you've grown up, some things you should decide for yourself! I trust your choice is not wrong." Li's father said in a deep voice, "If her family finds out about your relationship this time, I'll stand by your side. If that girl is willing, let her come to our house, other things can't be guaranteed, but three meals a day won't be a problem."

  "Dad, thank you." Li Yi clenched his fist tightly and said emotionally, "My woman, I will definitely support her and won't let you have any burden."

  Li's father smiled and said, "You should hurry up to your evening self-study! We'll head back first. You can also go out and eat something!" As he spoke, he took out a 100-yuan bill from his pocket and handed it to Li Yi, smiling and saying, "Now that you have a girlfriend too, don't let her suffer."

  Li Yi didn't want to accept it, he knew his parents' money wasn't easy to come by, but still took it and said: "I know, you guys be careful on your way back."

  On the way back, Mr. Li looked at his wife and said, "You've noticed, haven't you? Li Yi has grown up and now knows how to care about us."

  "Yes! He's indeed more sensible than before." Mrs. Li thought of something and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, how did you suddenly become so open-minded?"

  "What's going on?" Mr. Li asked in confusion.

  Li's mother glared at her husband and said irritably, "I'm talking about being open-minded. Didn't you always not want Li Yi to fall in love while studying?"

  "I just said that over the years I've come to understand many things, and what happened back then was indeed our fault, we didn't have time to take care of him." Li's father sighed.

  "It's good that you can understand this, didn't you just say that it would be better if they had children? Is that true?" Mrs. Li loved kids and was overjoyed whenever she saw a neighbor having a grandchild. She had thought of introducing someone to Li Yi more than once, but thinking that Li Yi was still in high school, she could only kill the idea in her mind.

  "I was just casually saying it, don't take it seriously." Mr. Li said with a smile.

  Li's mother smiled wryly and said, "So you were just joking! What if they really have a child?"

  "I believe he'll be fine, with technology so advanced these days, what's there to worry about?" Mr. Li suddenly changed the subject and said, "Actually, they've been together for a long time already. Do you remember how he didn't come home last Sunday? I reckon they were together then, and that outfit of his was probably given by the other party!"

  "Ah! You said that girl's family conditions are quite good?" Mrs. Li said in surprise.

  "It should be okay! Our family is too poor, ordinary families can afford to buy those clothes." Li's father sighed, "Let's go home! In the future, save more money and leave it for our son to get married..."

  The two figures gradually went further and further away, in front of the school gate, Li Yi's eyes were moist.

  Men have tears but don't easily shed them, only when they reach a heartbreaking point. This time the tears aren't for love, but for family ties.

  "Dad, Mom, don't worry about me, I will definitely let you live a good life." Li Yi clenched his fist tightly, this was not just a sentence, but a man's promise.

  When he arrived at Wang's small shop, Li Yi was stunned to see Old Wang resting on a rattan chair, while a group of people were busy inside the store. After taking a closer look at these people, Li Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Zhang Xiaoliang had actually brought a group of thugs with him, and what's even more ridiculous was that they were all wearing work uniforms. The contrast between their thuggish aura and their uniforms was quite incongruous.

  "Brother Yi, you're here!" Zhang Xiaoliang saw Li Yi and hurried over.

  "What are you doing?" Li Yi asked.

  "Brother Yi, Brother Hu said that from now on, I'll be in charge of things around here. When we're free, we can also help out Big Brother a bit." Zhang Xiaoliang said.

  At this time, Old Wang also walked over and said: "Li Yi! Let them go! I don't have money to pay their wages." He had wanted to drive them away earlier, but they refused to leave, saying they would wait for Li Yi to arrive. Thinking that they were thugs and not wanting to offend them, Old Wang could only give in and let them help.

  Li Yi thought for a moment and said: "Grandpa Wang, just let them help out, no need to pay them."

  "Yes! Don't mention salary, we won't ask Old Zhang for a single penny." Zhang Xiaoliang said, turning to those thugs, "You still haven't come over, have you met Brother Rui..."

  "Brother Yi!" Several thugs ran over and nodded.

  "Doing well will also benefit you guys." Li Yi showed a big boss attitude, patted Zhang Xiaoliang's shoulder and stood up to head upstairs.

  Lao Wang followed up to the second floor and asked in a low voice: "Li Yi, what's going on?"

  "The local gangs have been subdued by me, they are all under my command." Li Yi still chose to speak the truth, he believed that Old Wang could understand.

  Old Wang's head slightly paused, then said: "Good appearance, but you can't walk in the dark, otherwise I won't marry Shanshan to you."

  "Grandpa, I know what to do, wait till later when I have time and I'll tell you in detail." Li Yi replied.

  "Hmm! They're waiting for you in the room! I'll go down and take a look at the store first." Old Wang nodded slightly, and before going downstairs, he also nodded his head in satisfaction to Li Yi.

  When he arrived at the house, Li Yi knocked on the door and heard Wang Shanshan's voice from inside, "Come in."

  As soon as he entered the room, Chen Xiaofei came over and asked with a worried expression: "Li Yi, didn't Mr. Cao ask you any difficult questions?"

  "No!" Li Yi didn't know what was wrong with her, stroking her hair and saying, "What do you want to say, I see that your face doesn't look right."

  Chen Xiaofei's mouth moved a few times, seemingly unsure of how to speak up, and glanced at Wang Shanshan beside her.

  Wang Shanshan saw the situation and quickly spoke up for her, saying: "Just now when we were leaving school, we met your class's English representative Sun Yu. She was delivering the English test papers to the office after school and overheard the conversation inside without going in. She told us why Teacher Cao called you to the office, are Uncle and Aunt opposed to you two being together?"