In the canteen, Ouyang Meihua was sitting and chatting with her eldest son and eldest nephew.
Li Weiyan, who had just returned to the team yesterday, didn't expect his mother to come to the special training team to see him. For the first time, he and his mother sat down and had a good talk.
He even took out his phone and flipped through photos of a few girls, asking his mother if she liked any of them. He wanted to find a daughter-in-law for his mother.
Ouyang Meihua happily looked at the photos on her eldest son's phone, listening to him describe who these girls were.
Just as she saw Tian Jing walk in, she quickly waved to her sister-in-law:
"Tian Daxia, come here. Take a look at these girls, which one is suitable for Yanyan."
"Mom." Li Weihao stood up: "Please sit here."
Tian Jing, holding Jiqing, sat down next to her eldest son: "Jiqing, Ji Xiang, play with your great-aunt."
Li Wanting could only hold Ji Xiang and sit down at a table next to Ouyang Meihua.
Ouyang Meihua turned her head to look at Li Wanting, then winked at her eldest son.
Li Weihao whispered something in his younger cousin's ear.
Li Weiyan nodded and glared at his mother.
Ouyang Meihua glared back at her eldest son, then turned to talk to Ji Xiang and inquire about Li Wanting's family.
Tian Jing, seeing the exchange of glances between them, stood up:
"Sister-in-law, let us show you around this big compound."
"Okay." Ouyang Meihua was completely convinced by Li Wanting's 'brief and pertinent' words. She decided to go out for a walk to escape the awkward situation.
Li Wanting said she had to go do some work. Ji Qing told his great-aunt that he and his brother wanted to go with Li Wanting to mop the floor.
Tian Jing was about to put Ji Qing down.
Li Wanting extended her hand to Ji Qing: "Captain Tian, I'll carry them."
Tian Jing placed Ji Qing in Li Wanting's right arm, Li Wanting swayed the two children in her arms, found a suitable posture, and then said goodbye to everyone and left.
Xiao Xiaohei, who had been rubbing against Li Weiyan's leg, also followed Li Wanting.
Ouyang Meihua asked her sister-in-law: "Is this the girl who takes care of Ji Qing and Ji Xiang?"
Seeing her sister-in-law nod, she couldn't help but say: "How can such a quiet person take care of two chatterboxes like Ji Qing and Ji Xiang?"
"Mom." Li Weiyan glared at his mother: "Didn't you see that not only Ji Qing and Ji Xiang are attached to her, but Xiao Xiaohei is also attached to her?"
He was the only one, besides his three cousins and the captain, that Xiao Xiaohei was willing to follow.
Usually, after he returned from a mission, Xiao Xiaohei would playfully interact with him, but today it only rubbed against his leg before following that woman away.
That woman was also the one his eldest cousin was pursuing. How could he let his mother speak ill of someone behind her back?
Ouyang Meihua glared at her eldest son: "What do you mean? I came here with good intentions to see you, and you..."
"Alright." Tian Jing interrupted the mother and son's confrontation:
"Hao Hao, let's find a quiet place to sit and talk first."
Li Weihao led them to the lawn behind the administrative building.
After sitting on the ground, Tian Jing told them the whole story of Lili's marriage...
Ouyang Meihua only had a vague understanding of her niece's marriage. Now that she heard about so many schemes, she quickly cautioned her eldest son:
"Yanyan, we absolutely cannot get involved with those people from the capital. Your mother can't handle them."
"That girl just now, although she spoke a little less, but... *cough cough*."
Before Ouyang Meihua could finish, her eldest son covered her mouth.
Li Weihao, receiving a look from his eldest cousin, had to speak up first: "Mom, I want to pursue Li Wanting."
Ouyang Meihua was surprised and pulled her eldest son's hand away from her mouth. She had just taken a liking to someone decent, and it turned out to be her eldest nephew's crush?
Tian Jing was not surprised. She had guessed it when her eldest son whispered to her eldest nephew.
She told the three of them about the Li family's situation and the reasons for Li Wanting's current state...
Li Weihao still insisted: "Once she's in, there's no way out."
"It's good that we are all here, just like the captain and Sister Shi."
Tian Jing nodded: "Mom has no objections."
What objections could she have?
She didn't like Li Wanting's simple and honest personality, but she didn't dislike her either. Having such a guileless person as a daughter-in-law would mean fewer family conflicts.
Secondly, Li Wanting was already in the special training team and wouldn't be entangled with outside affairs.
Furthermore, although the Li family had declined, they were still insiders, on the same boat as the Shen family.
Most importantly, her eldest son had personally said he wanted to pursue her.
Unlike the perfunctory approach when choosing Lin Duo'er, or when he directly told her he didn't like Jiang Lin.
This time, her eldest son said he wanted to pursue her, which meant he had feelings for her.
With such a convenient opportunity, if she refused, her eldest son, who was already 26 years old, wouldn't know how much longer he'd have to wait.
Li Weihao breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Mom."
"Why thank me?"
"You let her in, so I had a chance."
It seemed that way. Tian Jing nodded: "Then go for it! Mom is already prepared to be a mother-in-law."
Ouyang Meihua suddenly pushed her eldest son: "Yanyan, among the girls you mentioned just now, wasn't there one surnamed Li?"
"Yes." Li Weiyan nodded: "Her name is Li Wanzhen, Li Wanting's second sister."
"That's the one." Ouyang Meihua patted the grass she was sitting on:
"You focus on Li Wanzhen and seriously talk to her, bring her into our family."
"Why?" Li Weiyan hadn't taken a liking to Li Wanzhen; he found her too quiet.
"Are you stupid?" Ouyang Meihua hit the back of her eldest son's head:
"Because your Hao Hao brother has his eyes on the Li family, and your little aunt approves of the Li family."
"If you find someone who is at odds with your little aunt or the Li family, wouldn't our Li family be in chaos?"
"How would you get along with your Hao Hao brothers? How would you face your uncle and aunt?"
"Your uncle treats you no worse than your Hao Hao brothers, and your aunt has never withheld anything good from you."
"Most importantly, you have to be worthy of your grandmother."
Li Weiyan raised his hands in surrender: "Yes, yes, yes, I'll listen to Mom."
His mother had brought up the Li family, their grandmother, uncle, and aunt, and in front of his uncle and Hao Hao Ge, he had to listen to this matter.
Ouyang Meihua wiped her eyes: "Oh, it's not easy. For the first time, my son isn't arguing with me. My heart is filled with emotion."
Li Weiyan looked up at the sky, speechless. Perhaps, finding a quiet woman would allow him to get along with his mother peacefully.
Li Weihao patted his cousin's shoulder: "Some people can't be judged by their appearance."
Li Weiyan didn't understand.
Li Weihao pointed to the administrative building: "In a moment, they'll be coming down. You'll see a prime example of 'appearances can be deceiving'."
As they were speaking, they heard Xiao Xiaohei whimper. In a blink of an eye, Xiao Xiaohei rounded the corner from the wall. Upon seeing them, it excitedly rushed towards them.
Following closely behind were Ji Qing and Ji Xiang's voices: "Aunt Li, hurry up, chase Hei."
"Ji Qing, Ji Xiang, slow down, be careful not to fall."
Li Wanting's cheerful voice came through, and her sentences were longer.
The figures of one adult and two children appeared around the corner. They were stunned upon seeing them, and then Ji Qing and Ji Xiang ran towards them:
"Great-aunt, Little Aunt, Uncle, Second Uncle."
Li Wanting paused for a moment, then followed the two children towards the four of them.
After the two children and Xiao Xiaohei affectionately acted cute around the four of them, they ran to Li Wanting, who was standing outside the group:
"Aunt Li, play."
"*whimper*"
Li Wanting looked at Tian Jing.
Tian Jing waved her hand: "You guys play. We'll sit here for a while and then leave."
Li Wanting took the two children and the wolf to the rear of the building.
She had chosen this spot because the grass on the lawn at the back was the thickest, after examining several locations.
Li Wanting felt self-conscious with people watching, but the two children didn't care.
Xiao Xiaohei cared even less; it particularly enjoyed this kind of unrestrained play.
Before long, laughter and whimpers echoed through the area.
The four of them couldn't help but smile as they watched.
No wonder the two children were so attached to Li Wanting, and no wonder Xiao Xiaohei no longer sought out its owner.
No one played with them with such selfless devotion as Li Wanting did.
Despite being pounced on several times by Xiao Xiaohei and tricked by the children's staged misfortunes, Li Wanting continued to laugh heartily at them.
Even when she admonished them, she did so with empathy, not from the position of an elder or adult scolding the two children and the wolf.
A pure heart!
Tian Jing felt a little more fondness for the woman her eldest son wanted to pursue.